International media reports that three Sri Lankans who fought for Ukraine were killed in a Russian attack. One of these is reported to be a captain named Andrew Ranish Hewage. The identity of the other two is yet to be confirmed. Russian news services say that these three Sri Lankans were killed in a Russian …
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A23a is a true colossus, and it’s not just its width that impresses.This slab of ice is some 400m (1,312 ft) thick. For comparison, the London Shard, the tallest skyscraper in Europe, is a mere 310m tall. A23a was part of a mass outbreak of bergs from the White Continent’s Filchner Ice Shelf. At the …
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Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna’s Puttalam District Member of Parliament Sanath Nishantha has been banned from Parliament for two weeks. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena informed the parliament about this today. This punishment was given to him for his disruptive behavior, while opposition leader Sajith Premadasa making a special statement in the Parliament Yesterday, , Deputy Minister …
A bill to ban Israeli passport holders from entering the Maldives was presented to the country’s parliament yesterday. The country’s media say that the civil society is pressuring the government to ban Israeli passport holders from entering the Maldives as well as to ban the import of Israeli products. ” Submitted by Ibrahim Sharif, Member …
A march organized by the Electricity Users Association against the increase in electricity bills started in Divulapitiya this morning (01). It is reported that 6 people have been arrested by the police during this protest. According to the report, the National Secretary of the Electricity Users Association Sanjeeva Dhammika and A budhdhisr monk are among …
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It is reported that the new Health Minister Ramesh Pathirana is facing a serious crisis as there are many obstacles in the process of appointing a new chairman of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA). According to the report, the Minister wanted to appoint Dr. Ananda Wijewickrama, a well-known doctor, as the new chairman of …
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Shanaka Bopitiya, secretary of the P.H.I union, said that based on several demands, the Union of Public Health Inspectors decided to launch a general strike action tomorrow and the next day (Monday and Tuesday). Addressing the media, he said that the professional problems faced by public health inspectors have been reported to the Ministry of …
A Chinese woman who was banned from leaving China was arrested by the sri lankan immigration officials at the Katunayake International Airport. When immigration officials checked her passport, it was found to be a passport that had been declared lost or stolen by the Interpol. Investigations have confirmed that the Chinese woman, the rightful owner …
The statement made by the Secretary General of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, Sagara Kariyawasam, at a news conference held at the Nelum Mawatha party office recently regarding the removal of Keheliya Rambukwella from the post of Health Minister, has caused a lot of controversy in the political arena. He said in the press conference …
It is reported that the Sri Lanka Medical Research Institute has succeeded in finding a new species of mosquito that sucks blood only from frogs. Commenting on this, the entomology officer of the institute, Guyan Sri Kumarasinghe, says that this new species of mosquito was found in Mirigama area. This mosquito, called Uranotaeniatrilineata, is between …
