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Discussions underway to import global dengue vaccine

Sri Lanka, July 7 -- Discussions are currently underway to bring a vaccine used worldwide to treat dengue patients to the country. Minister of Health Nalinda Jayatissa stated this. Meanwhile, dengue ... Read More


Five forensic experts appointed to probe Negombo prison deaths

Sri Lanka, July 7 -- A team of five forensic medical officers was appointed to conduct post-mortems on the individuals who died in the Negombo prison clash, Negombo hospital sources stated. 26 indivi... Read More


Large-scale expired sugar racket raided

Sri Lanka, July 7 -- The Valana Central Anti-Corruption Task Force and the Consumer Affairs Authority raided a large-scale racket that repacked expired and unfit-for-consumption sugar into new packagi... Read More


Dengue outbreak enters critical phase

Sri Lanka, July 7 -- The next four weeks remain critical regarding the dengue epidemic based on current reports. Minister of Health Dr Nalinda Jayatissa stated this while participating in a programme ... Read More


Workers accused of selling expired sugar granted bail

Sri Lanka, July 7 -- Colombo Additional Magistrate Darshima Premaratne ordered the release on bail of four employees of a sugar company in Kelaniya, who were alleged to have stored over 4,250 tonnes o... Read More


Prison Union calls for state honours for officers killed in clash

Sri Lanka, July 7 -- The Prison Officers' Union has requested the Commissioner General of Prisons to conduct the funeral rites of the seven fellow prison officers, who were killed during the Negombo P... Read More


Kankesanthurai train service limited

Sri Lanka, July 7 -- Railway Station Masters' Association General Secretary, Kasun Chamara Jayasekara, stated that the Railway Department has decided to limit the daily Kankesanthurai Intercity Expres... Read More


Cabinet approves World Habitat Day celebrations

Sri Lanka, July 7 -- The Cabinet granted approval to a proposal from the Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply to implement the World Habitat Day celebration programme. The primary objec... Read More


Law student found dead under mysterious circumstances

Sri Lanka, July 7 -- The Panadura North Police discovered the body of a 20-year-old woman inside a rented house on Galkanuwa Road. The deceased was Mannamarakkalage Naduni Sahashri Kurera, who reside... Read More


Cabinet gives nod to cluster bus services

Sri Lanka, July 7 -- Bus transportation serves as the primary mode of daily passenger travel in Sri Lanka, currently operated by a combination of the Sri Lanka Transport Board and numerous independent... Read More