No free medicine The government has decided to suspend offering free treatment to patients admitted to State hospitals over alcohol related ailments from next year. The decision was taken by Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena to discourage alcoholism and to minimize alcohol related diseases as non-communicable diseases are on the rise. [Views:56] [Fri, Aug 27, 2010] [Full Article]
SL medical team to assist Pakistan flood victims A 17 member medical team is to arrive in Islamabad on Wednesday to assist in the ongoing flood relief in Pakistan, states the Sri Lanka High Commission in Islamabad. [Views:30] [Wed, Aug 18, 2010] [Full Article]
Loans for war widows The Rehabilitation Authority (REPPIA) will introduce a housing loan scheme on low interest rate to tens of thousands of war widows in the country through the Bank of Ceylon by next month, Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms Minister D.E.W.Gunasekara said. [Views:50] [Tue, Aug 17, 2010] [Full Article]
Sri Lanka to assist Pakistani flood affected The Sri Lankan President has sent a message to the Pakistani Prime Minister conveying his concern to the flood affected in the country. The disaster has forced more than two million to flee their homes. [Views:64] [Tue, Aug 03, 2010] [Full Article]
No caste or creed Surgeons at the Kandy hospital have successfully transplanted the kidneys of a brain dead Tamil youth to two Sinhala youths today, at the request of the deceased boy’s mother. [Views:78] [Fri, Jul 30, 2010] [Full Article]
NGOs wasted tsunami funds Aid agencies competing against each other wasted most of the funds given for tsunami relief efforts to Sri Lanka following the 2004 disaster, a report by researchers from RMIT and Monash universities in Melbourne, Colombo University in Sri Lanka and Madras University in India, and commissioned by AusAID has said according to The Australian newspaper. [Views:78] [Mon, Jul 12, 2010] [Full Article]
France develops tsunami affected Trinco water supply The French Government contributed its support to develop the water supply system of Greater Trincomalee which was severely affected by the tsunami disaster in 2004. [Views:54] [Tue, Jul 06, 2010] [Full Article]
U.S. Embassy issues disaster declaration In response to a request for assistance by the Sri Lankan Red Cross and Disaster Management Center due to the destruction caused by torrential rains in Sri Lanka, United States Ambassador Patricia Butenis issued a disaster declaration on May 21. [Views:153] [Sat, May 22, 2010] [Full Article]
Finance Ministry clearance sought to waive tax on aid
After being stranded at the port facing a series of barriers to its release to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), the 884 tons of aid sent through the controversial Captain Ali ship might be finally on its way to be distributed. [Views:320] [Sat, Oct 03, 2009] [Full Article]
Japan provides Rs. 8.6 m for water supply project
The Japanese Government has provided Rs. 8.6 million for "the Project for providing safe drinking water for war affected and poverty stricken people in the Ampara district" to be implemented by the Child Rehabilitation Centre. [Views:314] [Thu, Sep 24, 2009] [Full Article]
India to supply 500 MW power A high profile Indian delegation is due in Sri Lanka at the end of this month to strike the historic deal to begin the construction of Indo-Sri Lanka Electricity Interconnection project. Under this project the country will receive electricity of 500 mega watts (MW) initially. [Views:381] [Fri, Sep 04, 2009] [Full Article]
Bahrain donates 20 mts. of dates
Department of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs Director Y.L.M. Navavi said the Government of Bahrain had donated twenty metric tons of dates to be distributed among the Lankan Muslims during the Holy Month of Ramadan. [Views:347] [Sun, Aug 23, 2009] [Full Article]
India ready to help reconstruct North
Deputy Foreign Minister Hussein Bhaila told Parliament yesterday the Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee during his recent visit to Sri Lanka, expressed India's readiness to participate in the reconstruction of Northern Sri Lanka so as to overcome the ravages of armed conflict and also lay the economic and political foundation for a sustainable peace in which all communities in Sri Lanka feel comfortable. [Views:378] [Fri, Aug 21, 2009] [Full Article]
Canada triples aid to Sri Lanka Canada has decided to triple its humanitarian aid to Sri Lanka to assist people displaced by the country's conflict with Tamil separatists, Canada's top development minister said Saturday. [Views:358] [Sun, Aug 09, 2009] [Full Article]
Exim Bank gives US $ 350 million Treasury Secretary Sumith Abeysinghe, signed two financing agreements relating to the construction of the Colombo - Katunayake Expressway and the Hambantota Bunkering Project with the Vice President Zhu Xinqiang, of the Exim Bank of China yesterday. [Views:383] [Fri, Aug 07, 2009] [Full Article]
IMF approves 2.6 bln dlr loan for Sri Lanka The International Monetary Fund approved a 2.6-billion-dollar loan for Sri Lanka to support its economic reform program and help the country weather the severe global downturn. [Views:392] [Sun, Jul 26, 2009] [Full Article]
Confidence of international community very high
July 23 (Bloomberg) The Asian Development Bank plans to increase its lending to Sri Lanka by 50 percent to help rebuild it after ending its 26-year conflict. [Views:346] [Fri, Jul 24, 2009] [Full Article]
WB gives US$ 24m
The World Bank has approved a US$24 million IDA credit providing further support to the Government’s health service delivery program, with emphasis on the special health needs in the North and East arising out of the recent developments. [Views:394] [Sat, Jun 27, 2009] [Full Article]
Aid agencies competing against each other wasted most of the funds given for tsunami relief efforts to Sri Lanka following the 2004 disaster, a report by researchers from RMIT and Monash universities in Melbourne, Colombo University in Sri Lanka and Madras University in India, and commissioned by AusAID has said according to The Australian newspaper.