The Sri Lankan government is actively exploring options for the privatisation of SriLankan Airlines (UL, Colombo International) and is engaging in talks with various private entities and airlines, according to a report by ch-aviation. Among the potential investors are well-known names such as Emirates (EK, Dubai International), Tata Sons, and the Adani Group.
In the wake of the incident where the only consultant anaesthetist at the Embilipitiya District General Hospital had left the hospital without prior notice, the Health Ministry said stringent actions will be taken against doctors who travel overseas without prior notice.
The government views the latest Channel 4 film as a work of drama ahead of the session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and therefore advocates a constrained response to the allegations raised in it regarding the Easter Sunday attack, Daily Mirror learns.
Life-saving surgeries including caesarean operations at the Embilipitiya District General Hospital have been halted as the only consultant anaesthetist at the hospital had left the hospital without prior notice.
Following the Daily Mirror expose on May 8, under the heading ‘KDU under Scrutiny’, where allegations were levelled against Vice Chancellor Kotelawala Defence University, Maj. Gen. Milinda Peiris, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has sought for his resignation, the Presidential Secretariat told Daily Mirror.
Global Finance magazine has released the names of Central Bank Governors who earned A+, A, or A- grades as part of the Central Banker Report Cards 2023 where Governor of Central Bank of Sri Lanka Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe has been listed under A- grade.
Sinopec Energy Lanka, which recently started its business operations in Sri Lanka, is offering a discount of Rs. 3 per litre for both petrol and diesel. On the other hand, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) is making a profit of less than a rupee from all petroleum products after the fuel price revision, according to Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera.
Health authorities have ruled out any contact history between the eight-month-old infant who passed away with symptoms similar to Meningococcal disease and the two inmates at Galle Prison who died of the disease.
In the wake of escalating killings and robberies across the country, the police, in collaboration with the Special Task Force (STF), have launched special operations to crack down on organized criminals and individuals associated with them, with the aim of completely controlling organized crimes in the country within the next six months, Western Province Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon told Daily Mirror.
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