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A MAJORITY OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL POSTS VACANT AT HEALTH MINISTRY

Sri Lanka, July 11 -- 9 out of the 13 Deputy Director General positions at the Ministry of Health have reportedly been vacant for the past 5 years. Sources within the Health Ministry state that due t... Read More


2 SRI LANKANS AMONG 149 ARRESTED IN PAKISTAN SCAM CALL CENTRE RAID

Sri Lanka, July 11 -- Pakistani police have arrested 149 individuals, including 2 Sri Lankans, during a raid on a scam call centre in Faisalabad. Pakistan's National Cybercrime Investigation Agency (... Read More


US AMBASSADOR PLEDGES ESSENTIAL MEDICINES AND SURGICAL EQUIPMENT TO SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka, July 11 -- The US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, has agreed to provide a quantity of essential medicines and surgical equipment to Sri Lanka from donors in the United States. This c... Read More


OVER 8,300 'DANSAL' REGISTERED FOR ESALA FULL MOON POYA

Sri Lanka, July 10 -- A total of 8,335 'dansal' have been registered island-wide to be carried out today (10) for the Esala Full Moon Poya Day. This was stated by the Public Health Inspectors Union o... Read More


NWSDB URGES JUDICIOUS WATER USE

Sri Lanka, July 10 -- The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) is urging the public to use water sparingly, restricting its use to essential daily activities only. This appeal comes due t... Read More


SRI LANKA'S TOURIST ARRIVALS EXCEED 1.2 MILLION MARK

Sri Lanka, July 10 -- The number of tourists arriving in Sri Lanka so far this year has surpassed 1.2 million. The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority announced that a total of 1,216,344 tourists... Read More


NAVAL AND AIR FORCE COMMANDERS HOLD OFFICIAL MEETING

Sri Lanka, July 10 -- Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda, the Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, and Air Marshal Vasu Bandu Edirisinghe, the Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force, held an official meeting ye... Read More


MILK TEA PRICE INCREASES BY RS. 10

Sri Lanka, July 10 -- The All Island Canteen and Restaurant Owners' Association announced that the price of a cup of milk tea will increase by Rs. 10. Rukshan Harshana, the association's president, s... Read More


DISCUSSION ON U.S. TARIFF POLICY

Sri Lanka, July 10 -- A special discussion on the new tariff policy imposed by the United States was held this morning (10) at the Presidential Secretariat between President Anura Kumara Disanayake an... Read More


ESALA FULL MOON POYA TODAY, 'HIRU SEELA PARAMITHA' UNDERWAY IN SITHULPAWWA

Sri Lanka, July 10 -- Today (10), marks the auspicious Esala Full Moon Poya Day, commemorating several pivotal events in Buddhist history. It was on this sacred day that the Bodhisattva, after undert... Read More