Former Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage arrested

Austrian returning from Lanka found to have C. diphtheriae

A 60-year old Austrian has been admitted to hospital in Austria with cutaneous diphtheria, after returning from a one-month-vacation in Sri Lanka, promedmail.org reported. The patient showed signs and symptoms of infection of the tissues near a fingernail (panaritium). Swabs taken on the day of admission in hospital and on day 7 in another hospital, yielded toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae. On 30 Dec 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Reference Centre for Diphtheria and Str

02 Jan, 2017

Army troops told to strictly follow guidelines, instructions

Army troops were today told to strictly follow guidelines and instructions issued by the Army Headquarters. Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Crishanthe De Silva said that protection of the territorial integrity of the country, commitment to support the ?Year of Poverty Alleviation? programme of the President, allegiance to the continued commitment and dedication for the country?s prosperity, determination to maintain the highest degree of discipline at all levels and to reach the best

02 Jan, 2017

Indian, Lankan fisheries officials meet ahead of Ministerial talks

Secretaries to the Ministries of Fisheries of Sri Lanka and India met in New Delhi on Saturday to discuss the fishing issue bedeviling relations between the two countries, the New Indian Express reported. On January 2, the Agriculture cum Fisheries Minister of India, Radha Mohan Singh, and the Fisheries Minister of Sri Lanka Mahinda Amaraweera, will meet in Colombo to carry forward the decisions taken at the Secretary-level talks. Officials described the New Delhi talks as the first meeting of

31 Dec, 2016