The government has continued to violate the Right to Information (RTI) Act by failing to disclose required information on infrastructure projects. In 2022 and 2023, only 18% and 25% of the necessary information was proactively disclosed online, respectively, according to Verité Research. Moreover, the inf
The writ petition filed by Pastor Jerome Fernando seeking an order preventing police from arresting him in connection with the controversial Sunday sermon was yesterday postponed for September 21 by the Court of Appeal.
It is impossible that both the parties, either the liquor manufacturers or the retail sellers are unaware of any fake security stickers pasted on the lids of bottles they produce or sell
Medical specialists who return from abroad after concluding overseas training, get disheartened due to a series of unaddressed issues, albeit they have the keen desire to serve Sri Lanka with dedication, the Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) said. In a letter addressed to the Health Ministry Secretary, the AMS highlights a string of challenges they are facing including lack of infrastructure, administrative proactivity and facilities. The
Senior Lecturer of Colombo Medical College and Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist Dr. Malik Samarasinghe giving evidence before Colombo Additional Magistrate Rajindra Jayasooriya yesterday asserted that all the scan tests and other tests conducted by Consultant Radiologist Dr. Gerard Fernando at Asiri Surgical Hospital and at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital had confirmed that both kidneys of little Hamdini w
Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has confirmed that 17 out of 37 patients who underwent eye surgery at the Nuwara Eliya General hospital had developed complications and that two of them had gone blind.
Ceypetco increased fuel prices with effect from mid night yesterday. Accordingly Petrol 92 increased by Rs.13 per liter to Rs.361, Octane 95 increased by Rs.42 to Rs.417, Auto diesel increased by Rs.35 to Rs.341, Super diesel increased by Rs.1 to Rs.359, Kerosene increased by Rs.5 to Rs.231 A liter of Petrol 92 cost Rs 348 earlier while octane 95 cost Rs 375, a liter of Auto diesel cost Rs 306 and Super diesel cost Rs 358. A liter of Kerosene cos
The Finance Ministry has called for a comprehensive report from Sri Lanka customs regarding the report over illegal import of thousands of vehicles into the country during the import ban.
The Health Ministry invites public, experts, all stakeholders and interested parties to submit their written views, observations suggestions, and recommendations. This opportunity for input is part of the ministry’s efforts to improve
American companies will also be looking very much at the question of transparency in the system, and it goes back to the point about the interconnection between investment and the political situation
Migrating of local air traffic controllers to other countries is becoming a major issue, Sri Lanka Air Traffic Controllers Association (SLATCA) said yesterday. Secretary SLATCA Rajitha Seneviratne told Daily mirror that local air traffic controllers have begun to leave the country lately. “ An international recruiting agency is currently carrying out interviews to place 20 a
One died and at least eight others were seriously injured in a head-on collision of two buses at Kajugama in Bataleeya on Tuesday night (29). The Colombo bound SLTB bus from Kathankudi had collided with a private bus transporting employees from Narahenpita. The driver of the private bus who died on the spot was a resident of Kamburadeniya area. The injured passengers wer
After the long dry spell, several areas including hydro catchment areas in the country had received a considerable amount of rain with the highest rainfall of 101.3 mm recorded from Ratnapura during the 24 hour period ending at 8.30 am yesterday.
Sri Lanka will have a low profile approach to the upcoming session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) scheduled to start next month, Daily Mirror learns. The UNHRC adopted the resolution 51/1 on Sri Lanka last year. The resolution calls for the Office of the High Commissioner to enhance its monitoring and reporting on the situation of human rights in Sri Lanka,
Influential US Senator Chris Van Hollen arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday as a part of a three-nation (Sri Lanka, Nepal and Maldives) tour and will focus on ways the US can further assist efforts to overcome Sri Lanka’s economic crisis and discuss the way forward on human rights and reconciliation. Senator Van Hollen
Sri Lanka has experienced a dramatic surge in HIV/AIDS cases during the second half of 2023, marking the highest number of cases reported in a single quarter since 2009. According to the National STD/AIDS Control Programme, Sri Lanka has 181 new HIV cases, reflecting a nine percent increase compared to the previous quarter in 2022, which saw 165 cases. The second quarter ranges from April to June.
Sri Lanka is welcoming a much-needed respite from scorching temperatures as brisk winds and scattered showers become more prevalent, the Department of Meteorology announced yesterday. A spokesperson for the Department of Meteorology informed the Daily Mirror that an increase in winds sweeping across the island is accompanied by a growing occurrence of scattered showers.
Canada issues travel advisory over serious risk in Arugam Bay
More countries issue travel advisories
Sri Lanka Tourism invites global travellers for upcoming season
Russian embassy urges citizens to stay vigilant in Arugam Bay
US Embassy issues travel warning for Arugam Bay
Immigration authorities to crack down on overstaying Russians, Israelis
Sri Lanka may face another economic turmoil: Sajith