Dasun Shanaka to lead Sri Lanka at T20 World Cup

Man gets genetically-modified pig heart in world-first transplant

A US man has become the first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig. David Bennett, 57, is doing well three days after the experimental seven-hour procedure in Baltimore, doctors say. The transplant was considered the last hope of saving Mr Bennett’s life, though it is not yet clear what his long-term chances of survival are. “It was either die or do this transplant,” Mr Bennett explained a day before the surgery. “I know it’s a shot in the dark, but i

11 Jan, 2022

Finance Minister announces New Year bonanza

Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa today announced a New Year bonanza which includes a special allowance of Rs. 5,000 per month for all Government employees. The announcement was made after the Cabinet met this evening for its weekly Cabinet discussion. The Finance Minister said that he was instructed by the President and Prime Minister to offer some relief to the public. As a result, Rajapaksa said that Cabinet decided to pay a special allowance of Rs. 5,000 per month to all Government employe

03 Jan, 2022

Government insists no move to curtail freedom of speech

The Government today insisted that there is no move to curtail the freedom of speech. Media Minister Dullas Alahapperuma, speaking to reporters today, said that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the Government are open to constructive criticism. He said that the President and the Cabinet have at no point discussed the idea of imposing a ban on being critical against the Government. The Minister also said that the Government has a responsibility to accept any claims made with concrete evidence.

04 Jan, 2022