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Locked exits, and safety lapses revealed in Horana elderly home fire case

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- Police have informed court that serious safety concerns existed at the "Senehase Kedella Mawpiya Sewana" elderly care home in Batagoda, Horana, where a fire claimed the lives of 1... Read More


Horana elderly home director remanded following fatal fire

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- The director of the elderly care home in Horana, where a fire claimed the lives of 12 individuals, has been remanded until June 11. The order was issued by the Horana Magistrate'... Read More


Digital eye clinic project launched at Vijaya Kumaratunga Memorial Hospital

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- The Ministry of Health states that the "Eye Clinic Digitalisation Project" at the Seeduwa Vijaya Kumaratunga Memorial Hospital, which provides national-level services for eye dise... Read More


Court rules Ranga Nishantha's death a suicide

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- A four-member panel has unanimously concluded that the death of Ranga Nishantha - who was found dead while employed in the Foreign Resources Unit of the Treasury - was caused by s... Read More


Justice Minister visits Panadura Court

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- Minister of Justice and National Integration, Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara, conducted an inspection visit to the Panadura Court premises this morning (03) to assess existi... Read More


Sri Lankan doctor elected to lead top professional body in Australia

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- Professor Tissa Wijeratne, a Sri Lanka-born senior neurologist, has been elected by majority vote to the Board of Directors of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) ... Read More


Gazette issued to recruit 3,000 more nurses

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- The Ministry of Health says that a special gazette has been issued to recruit an additional 3,000 student nurses, as part of the plan to achieve the target of recruiting 13,600 nu... Read More


SJB says move to change judges' retirement age is unconstitutional

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has expressed opposition to the government's attempt to increase the retirement age of Court of Appeal and Supreme Court judges. In an official m... Read More


2 pedestrians killed in accident on A-9 Road

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- Two pedestrians have died after being seriously injured in a double-vehicle accident in the Kanagarayankulam area on the A-9 road, police said. The accident occurred last night (... Read More


State grant for Poson festival insufficient: Mihintale Chief Prelate

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- Speaking to the media after the Poson Committee meeting held at the historic Mihintale sacred site, the chief prelate said that the government allocation for this year's Poson fes... Read More