Accordingly, landslide warnings were issued to the Passara divisional secretariat in the Badulla district, Nagoda and Elpitiya divisional secretariats in the Galle district, and Walallavita, Agalawatta, and Bulathsinhala divisional secretariats in the Kalutara district. Click to source
Director of Health Services for the Ratnapura District Dr. Shrini Alahapperuma told News 1st that a woman who had fallen ill had died at the Ratnapura General Hospital and thereafter, health officials had paid special attention to the cause of death. It was reported that the deceased had fallen ill after returning from a pilgrimage
As war escalates in Ukraine, UNFPA warns of the impacts on women and girls. UNFPA is deeply concerned about the escalation of the war in Ukraine, and the humanitarian needs will dramatically escalate. We have been working in Ukraine for decades, expanding access to reproductive health services to some of the hardest-to-reach people. We will
Women and Girls Need Your Support In countries with weak health systems, vital sexual and reproductive health services are too often beyond the reach of women and girls. This means pregnancy and childbirth can be a death sentence, women and girls may go without family planning, and survivors of sexual violence may go without care.
New mothers and newborns urgently need your help Forced to give birth while fleeing conflict, new mothers and their newborns are urgently counting on our help. A ‘Mama Kit’ can provide aid to a new mother and her newborn. These kits contain some simple basics such as: Clothing for the mother and her baby Diapers
In the first match of the Ashes and ICC World Test Championship cricket series being held at Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham, Australia batting in the 2nd innings with a target of 281 runs set by England, lost 3 wickets and got 107 runs at the end of the 4th day. Australia needs 174 more runs to
Another successful surgical procedure – removal of a ten kg tumor from a woman’s stomach… Director of Hambantota General Hospital Dr. Sunaga Ubesekera said that a tumor weighing about ten kilograms has been removed from the stomach of a woman in a surgery performed today at Hambantota General Hospital. The tumor was removed from the
The Sri Lankan Parliamentary Session was convened under the chairmanship of Speaker Mahinda Yappa Abeywardhana. This conference will be held from today till the 23rd. Parliament met at 9.30 am today, Tuesday, for the second reading of the Parliamentary Budget Office Bill. In this case, 9.30 am to 10.30 am has been reserved as
 Plan to operate buses without conductors – Sri Lanka Transport Council.. A senior official of the Ministry of Transport has said that it has been decided to operate all buses operating on expressways owned by the Sri Lanka Transport Board without conductors. It is reported that this procedure will come into force from the
A kilogram of chicken meat can be sold for 900 rupees and an egg for 35 rupees, said the president of the All Sri Lankan Egg Trade Association, Anton Nishantha Appuhami. He mentioned this while participating in a media conference held in Colombo and also pointed out that the producers are supplying eggs and chicken
