Actress Jane Fonda having chemotherapy for cancer Actress Jane Fonda has revealed she has been diagnosed with cancer and is having chemotherapy. In a post to her 1.9m Instagram followers, the 84-year-old said she has non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Fonda described it…
FOR THREE WHEELERS WHO DISPLAY FARES SEPARATE FUEL QUOTA?
Separate fuel quota for three-wheelers that display fares? Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera says attention has been directed to issuing a separate fuel quota for three-wheelers that display fares. Speaking in Parliament today (6), Minister Wijesekera said the…
FOUR MORE FATALITIES ON COVID-19 RELATED CONFIRMED BY DGHS AS ON 05th
FOUR MORE FATALITIES ON COVID-19 RELATED CONFIRMED BY DGHS AS ON 05th
IMPORT EXPENDITURE DROPS WHILE EXPORT EARNINGS INCREASES IN JULY
Export earnings in July up ; Import expenditure drops – CBSL The Central Bank of Sri Lanka said that earnings from exports increased in July 2022, while import expenditure declined for the fifth consecutive month, on a year-on-year basis. The…
UNICEF REPORT ON CHILD MALNUTRITION REJECTED BY MINISTRY OF HEALTH
MoH rejects UNICEF report on child malnutrition in SL The Ministry of Health in Sri Lanka has rejected a UNICEF report on child malnutrition in Sri Lanka. They say the data of the report are not satisfactory. The ministry says…
CLOSING DOWN OF FILLING STATIONS NOT ENTIRELY TRUE–CPC
Reports on closed filling station, not entirely true – CPC The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) media reports claiming that at least 300 filling stations are compelled to shut down daily due to shortages in fuel supplies, are not entirely true.…
DEEPER INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS SHOULD BE EMBARKED ON SL AT CRITICAL JUNCTURE-OHCHR
Sri Lanka at a critical juncture – OHCHR Sri Lanka’s new Government should embark on a national dialogue to advance human rights and reconciliation, a UN report urges today, calling for accountability and deeper institutional reforms to prevent a recurrence…
CBSL ANNOUNCES LATEST EXCHANGE RATES RUPEE APPRECIATES VERY SLIGHTLY OVER US $
The Sri Lanka rupee has slightly appreciated against the US Dollar, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka reported. The selling rate of the US Dollar has dropped to Rs. 369.02 today from Friday’s rate of Rs. 369.09. The rupee remains…
LITRO GAS FURTHER REDUCES PRICES BY RS 113 ,RS 45,RS 21 FOR 12.5KG,5KG, AND 2.3 KG CYLINDERS
Litro further reduces LP gas prices Litro Gas Lanka Company has further reduced the prices of domestic LP gas cylinders with effect from midnight today. Accordingly, the company said the price of a 12.5kg LP domestic gas cylinder will be…
6.8-MAGNITUDE QUAKE HITS CHINA’S SICHUAN
6.8-magnitude quake hits China’s Sichuan Seven people have been killed in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Luding County in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Monday, local authorities said. Damage to the roads, telecommunications and houses is being checked, said the…
