Medical negligence behind amputation of girl’s hand at Jaffna Hospital?

The Health Ministry has decided to launch an investigation into the tragic incident where a young girl’s hand had been amputated at the Jaffna Teaching Hospital on Monday (4) after she was admitted with a fever. The eight-year-old had been suffering from fever for four days and had initially been treated by a private doctor. However, as her condition did not improve, she was brought to the Jaffna T

You will find many surprises in the budget: President

There will be surprises in the budget 2024 including a proposal to tax primary bond dealers, President Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament yesterday. President made this remark in response to an allegation made by Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa who alleged that the government is to put EPF holders in jeopardy by charging a 30 percent tax if it does not opt to participate in the debt optimization process. “We will tax the primary bond

Starting a pre-school without teacher training is a big problem: Susil

Starting a pre-school without teacher training is a big problem in the country and therefore there is a need to introduce education transformation in the country soon, education minister Susil Premajayantha said rec

Sachithra remanded till September 15

Former Sri Lanka national cricketer Sachithra Senanayake arrested over allegations of match fixing was today ordered to be remanded till September 15 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court. Sachithra

Diana calls for enhanced training for those who work in spas

It was MP Rajitha who first called for cultivation of cannabis but it was I who carried out the campaign

Several probes conducted on Easter Sunday attacks, yet questions still remain unanswered

President Sirisena on September 20, 2019, through an extraordinary gazette, appointed a PCoI

International probe on Channel 4 claim a must : Sajith

An international level probe on the Channel 4 claim with regard to the Easter Sunday attack is a must, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa told Parliament yesterday. “Sri Lankan government should be ashamed that a disclosure has come on Easter Sunday attacks. Government should have come up with a disclosure instead. Accordingly an international level probe on the channel 4 disclosure is a mus

Channel-4 reignites controversy surrounding Easter Sunday’s attacks

The trailer which was available online had been taken off later

Government to conduct fresh probe on Channel 4 video

It is natural that videos come out as and when UNHRC takes up violence and human rights violations in SL

SL expert team leaves for Thailand to treat ‘Muthuraja’

A team including Dr. Chandana Rajapaksa, the Director of Animal Health and Nutrition at the National Zoological gardens left for Thailand yesterday (5) to assist in the ongoing treatment of tusker ‘Muthurajah’, who was returned to Thailand from Sri Lanka recently due to illness. The group in

Customs, PNB, Postal joint effort seize Rs.85Mn worth Hashish at CME

In a joint operation conducted by Sri Lanka Customs, Police Narcotic Bureau and the Postal Department authorities seized 15 unclaimed parcels containing Rs.85 million worth Hashish at the Central Mail Exchange (CME) sent through airmail. Officials of the Customs Narcotic Co

Govt. approved to publish draft bill of Anti-Terrorist Act in gazette

Local and international parties also expressed their concern regarding certain sections of the draft bill

SL to recover fraudulently earned assets in foreign countries, with UN support- Minister

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has agreed to provide its assistance to recover money from people who have fraudulently acquired assets and deposited them in foreign countries, Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said.

Ministry of Defence responds

With reference to yesterday’s (05) Daily Mirror article titled ‘President seeks KDU VC’s resignation after Daily Mirror exposure’, the Ministry of Defence has sent the following statement. “Aforementioned article baselessly reveals that Maj. Gen. Peiris had tendered his resignation after the President had sought based on a previous article published in the same newspaper.” “In fact,

Surgeries at Embilipitiya Hospital comes to a halt as consultant anaesthetist leaves

Patients who have to undergo Caesarean and complicated surgeries sent to Ratnapura and Karapitiya Hospitals

What we have said years before had come true: Harin and Manusha

We talked about the conspiracy behind the Easter Sunday attacks even when some in the opposition kept mum about it

AG files appeal against CA judgement on Deshabandu Tennakoon

The Attorney General has filed an appeal in Supreme Court challenging the legality of the Court of Appeal judgment which quashed the operation of Attorney General’s communication to name Western Province Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon

Declining demand leads to waste of vegetables and fruits

The waste of large stocks of vegetables and fruits brought to Thambuttegama Economic Centre has been going on unchecked due to the declining demand. Chairman of the Economic Centre Sunil Seneviratne told the media yesterday that more than 50,000 kilos of vegetables and fruits are removed to the Orugodayaya garbage dumping ground every day, much to the anxiety of th

400-year-old worshipped tree falls on house, injures girl

A 400-year-old tree had fallen on a house, causing serious injuries to a 13-year-old girl and extensive damage to the house. The historic Riti tree at Hiruwala in Mirigama had been venerated and worshipped by people for several generations, who protected it and refrained from cutting a branch of it in fear of facing dire consequences. However, the huge tree, about 15ft in circumference and about 100ft tall, had been subject to decay recentl

Ban on transfer or sale of Rs 620 million worth properties of Onmax DT’s director

Luxury hotel and houses among the properties-All the properties transferred to his wife and relatives in one day

Annual academic conference of Sri Lankan Society for Vascular Surgery, a resounding success across SAARC

Sri Lankan Society for Vascular Surgery annual academic conference “SLSVS_23”, brought together the crème de la crème of Sri Lanka’s vascular surgical community, which was held recently at

President seeks KDU VC’s resignation after Daily Mirror expose

A forensic audit will be conducted to find whether there is any truth to the allegations levelled

Rajapaksa officials’ complicity in Easter Sunday Attacks SL braces for another battle with Channel 4

Pillayan labels whistleblower’s claims as sensationalist bid for attention

Sajith suspects threats on his life amid presidential election speculations

Range Bandara responds, says we are not beef eaters

No one is interested in killing Sajith: UNP

UNP General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara told a media conference that no one is interested in killing Mr. Premadasa

Psychiatric Counsellor killed

A woman, a Psychiatric Counsellor by profession had been hacked to death in a room of a hotel in Neralu Uyana in Battaramulla and her body was recovered by Thalangama police last afternoon.

Principal arrested for abusing girl

The victim was one of the students attending a tuition class held by the suspect in his house

A/L results; Pramodhi, Maneth, Kavidini and Samuditha become Island’s first

Students from Colombo, Matara and Galle have obtained the best results in the Island for the main four streams at the 2022 GCE Advanced Level examination that was released last evening.

Experts pick holes in committee appointed to oversee drug procurement

The five-member committee appointed to examine issues related to drug procurement has faced criticism from medical experts and professional bodies regarding its relevance and composition.

Fuss over availability of contact lenses and surgical delays

TUs say surgeries on the verge of coming to a halt