Sri Lanka seeks Superstar Rajinikanth’s assistance to boost tourism

Third set of triplets born at Kalmunai hospital in two months

By Farook Sihan in Ampara A woman has given birth to triplets at the Ashraff Memorial Hospital in Kalmunai. This is the third set of triplets born at the Kalmunai hospital in two months. The mother is a resident of Pottuvil and had been admitted to hospital with birth pains on 18 May. The three babies, two girls and a boy, and the mother are in good health. Just last week another woman gave birth to triplets at the same hospital. The triplets are all males. Last month another woman also g

29 May, 2020

Eleventh death from coronavirus reported in Sri Lanka

The 11th death due to COVID-19 in Sri Lanka was reported this morning. The Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe said the deceased was a 45 year- old man who had recently returned from Kuwait. The deceased had died while receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Homagama Hospital, he said. The total number of coronavirus patients in Sri Lanka stands at 1633, with 821 active cases. Seventy-four (74) individuals are under observation at various hospitals on su

01 Jun, 2020

NEC to propose new date for Parliamentary Election

The National Elections Commission (NEC) is to propose a new date for the Parliamentary Election. NEC Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya said that the NEC has already informed the Supreme Court through its lawyers that the election cannot be held on 20 June. He said in a special statement today that if there is no legal issue then a new date for the election will be announced. Deshapriya insisted that the NEC has no intention of delaying holding the election. He said that all preparatory work for th

01 Jun, 2020