Maximum Retail Price imposed on rice revised

AstraZeneca admits to rare deadly side effect of COVID jab

AstraZeneca has admitted that its COVID-19 vaccine could cause a rare but deadly blood-clotting condition, potentially exposing the UK pharmaceutical giant to tens of millions in lawsuits brought by loved ones of those injured or killed as a result of the jab, according to court documents. Lawyers representing ?dozens? of class-action claimants say some of their clients? cases could be worth as much as $25 million, calling the Cambridge-headquartered pharma firm?s vaccine ?a defective product,?

30 Apr, 2024

Catholic Church says Pope requested Malcolm Ranjith to continue

The Catholic Church says Pope Francis had requested Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith to continue as the Archbishop of Colombo despite reaching the age of retirement. National Director of Communications of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Sri Lanka, Father Jude Krishantha Fernando, said that misleading statements had been made in Parliament by a Government Minister, claiming that the Cardinal had sought a service extension. However, Father Jude Krishantha Fernando said that the Cardinal had not sough

29 Apr, 2024

Hambantota’s “white elephant” records 10th cruise ship visit

default Hambantota’s once “white elephant”, the Hambantota Port, recorded its 10th visit by a cruise ship in 2024. The cruise ship ?Serenade of the Seas? made her maiden call at the Hambantota International Port (HIP) on Monday 29th April. The luxury liner, which carried 1,950 passengers and 890 crew members, was the 10th cruise ship to call at HIP for the year 2024. The ?Serenade of the Seas? launched in 2003 is one of global cruise shipping company, Royal Caribbean International?s Radiance

30 Apr, 2024