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Minimum wage increased by Rs. 5,000

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- Cabinet approval has been granted for the amendment of the National Minimum Wage of Workers Act for the increase of the national minimum monthly and daily wages, Cabinet Spokesm... Read More


German-SL Friendship Maternity Hospital (Teaching), Karapitiya, to be vested with the Public

Sri Lanka, March 26 -- German-Sri Lanka Friendship Maternity Hospital (Teaching) in Karapitiya, Galle, considered the largest Maternity Hospital in South Asia, will be vested with the Public tomorrow ... Read More


Chinese-funded Samanturai Primary Hospital to open soon

Sri Lanka, March 25 -- Health Secretary Dr. Palitha Mahipala recently participated in an inspection tour of Samanturai Primary Hospital which is one of 13 hospitals selected to be developed under a Ch... Read More


COPF wants Central Bank salary hike deferred

Sri Lanka, March 21 -- The Parliament Committee on Public Finance (COPF) has recommended to postpone the recent salary hike of Central Bank staff that was paid under the claim of Central Bank independ... Read More


Sapugaskanda refinery to operate as separate entity

Sri Lanka, March 20 -- The Government has decided to operate the Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery as a public enterprise separated from the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC). The Cabinet of Ministers has g... Read More


Cabinet nod to import another 42 Mn eggs for festive season

Sri Lanka, March 20 -- The Government has taken measures to import another stock of 42 million eggs for the festive season, the Government Information Department said. The Cabinet of Ministers previo... Read More


Free sanitary napkin vouchers for 800,000 school girls from April

Sri Lanka, March 20 -- Education Minister Susil Premajayantha told Parliament yesterday that the programme of providing sanitary napkins to the schoolgirls for free will be started from April this yea... Read More


Six more MPs resign from COPE

Sri Lanka, March 20 -- Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) MP Dayasiri Jayasekara, MP Prof. Charitha Herath, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MPs S. M. Marikkar and Hesha Withanage and TNA MP S. R. Rasamanicka... Read More


Eran resigns from COPE

Sri Lanka, March 19 -- Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Eran Wickramaratne has resigned from the Parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) with effect from yesterday (18). "COPE has been es... Read More


World Bank funded dental micromotors worth Rs 3.5 Mn to strengthen services

Sri Lanka, March 15 -- A report published by the World Health Organisation has revealed that 3.5 billion people suffer from oral diseases with three out of four affected living in low and middle-incom... Read More