Sri Lanka

The Directors of Tangalle and Monaragala Hospitals assured that there is no shortage of drugs in their hospitals.

The annual 'Colombo Defence Seminar 2017' is to commence on Monday (28th August) at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo.

President Maithripala Sirisena directed the heads of law enforcement authorities to implement a special program, led by the police and tri-forces to prevent spread of illicit drugs..

Sri Lanka Army troops in Kilinochchi carried out a dengue prevention campaign in the region recently. According to Army media, the programme was conducted on the 17th (August 2017)..

President Maithripala Sirisena says today the Samurdhi Movement has developed into a broad national power of the people for economic prosperity. He assured that the Government will..

Minister of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms and Co Cabinet Spokesman Gayantha Karunathilaka said that no one will be punished until 1st January 2018 as people engaged in the polyet..

The farmers whose crops were destroyed due to the drought will be given compensation, said State Minister of Agriculture Vasantha Aluvihare in parliament yesterday (22nd Aug).

The Treasury has released Rs. 1.5 billion to the District Secretaries through the Ministry of Disaster Management for the purpose of distributing dry food rations among the drought..

President Maithripala Sirisena has given Rs. 45 million for gold plating the golden canopy of the historic Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.

Mr. Dinesh Priyantha who won the Bronze Medal in the Javelin Throw event at Rio Paralympics in Brazil in 2016 and Silver Medal at World Para Athletics Championships in London in 20..