Professor Carlo Fonseka Has Appointed As New President Of Sri Lanka Medical Council
Region: Sri Lanka
The current chairman of National Authority On Tobacco And Alcohol ,Professor Carlo Fonseka has been appointed as the new President of Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) with immediate effect.He is due to assume his duties at SLMC Office tomorrow morning according to government sources. Around 40 colleges of Medical Practitioners and Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) had appealed fr... more
Views: 1217Sri Lankan National Cricket Team Secured Their First Test Win Against South Africans
Region: Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan National Cricket Team today (29) secured their first ever Test Match win against South Africans played in Durban,South Africa when they beat the hosts by 208 runs with a day to spare .Sri Lanka scored 338 and 279 all out in their two innings and South Africans scored 168 and 241 respectively in their innings. Out of the 9 test matches played between two countries this was the ... more
Views: 691Non Communicable Diseases Amongst Sri Lankans Are In Increase Due To Bad Food Habits
Region: Sri Lanka
The Non Communicable Diseases including Diabetes,High Blood Pressure and Stroke are in increase amongst Sri Lankans due to the higher daily consumption of Salt,Sugar and Oil The head of the Nutrition Unit in Medical Research Institute Dr.Renuka Jayathissa has said today(27). According to Dr.Jayathissa the daily consumption of Salt,Sugar and Oil of Sri Lankans are more than two times higher ... more
Views: 783Met Department Warned Jaffna Fishermen To Refrain From Fishing Due To A Cyclonic Condition
Region: Sri LankaThe Department Of Meteorology has warned the Fishermen reside in Eastern Jaffna to refrain from fishing in the seas Northern and Eastern Seas from Mannar to Batticloe as the low pressure built in Bay Of Bengal is developed in to a Cyclone.According to the Meteorologists a cyclonic condition is developing in 750 Kilo Meters east of Jaffna. During last few weeks Seas in North to Southern Sri Lan... more
Views: 651Former Test Skipper Mahela Reached The 10,000 th Run In Test Cricket
Region: Sri Lanka
Former Sri Lankan Skipper Mahela Jayawardena has today (26)became the first Sri Lankan Cricketer to score 10,000 Runs in Test Match Cricket as he reached the milestone during the first day's play in second Test Match against South Africa currently been played in Durban,South Africa.Mahela is the 9th Cricketer of the world who has reached this milestone.He was out after scoring 31 runs today as his Test Cricket Ru... more
Views: 660Government Hospital Nurses To Launch An Island Wide Strike From 15th Of January
Region: Sri Lanka
The largest Nurses Trade Union Public Services Nurses Union (PSNU) has threatened to launch an Island Wide Strike of Government Hospital Nurses from 15th of January 2012 if the Health Ministry has failed to give permanent solutions for 11 of their service demands according to the Union President Ven.Muruththettuwe Ananda Thero. The Demands including the implementation of delayed Nurses Constitution,Increase ... more
Views: 702Opposition Leader Ranil Wickramasinha Has Re Elected As The Pary Leader In A Crucial Ballot-MP Sajit
Region: Sri Lanka
The much waited Elections of the main Opposition United National Party(UNP) to elect a new leader and officials for the year 2012 had ended this evening by re elected the present Party Leader Ranil Wickramasinha by a majority of 42 votes.The Party Elections which was held as a secret ballot at Party Headquarters in Sirikotha Etul Kotte saw Party and Opposition Leader Ranil Wickramasinha has conte... more
Views: 860First Ever Modern Theater In Sri Lanka Was Declared Open By President
Region: Sri Lanka
The first ever Sri Lankan theater equipped with modern facilities The"Nelum Pokuna " (Lotus Pond)Mahinda Rajapaksha National Performing Arts Theater was declared open by President Mahinda Rajapaksha this evening .The Rs.36,000 Million Theater is gifted to Sri Lanka by Peoples Republic Of China. Chinese Delegate compromising with the special envoy Zhang Meiying who is the vice Chairperso... more
Views: 1388Around 100 Rehabilitated LTTE Combatants Visited The Parliament
Region: Sri Lanka
Around 100 rehabilitated LTTE Combatants who are due to re integrated to Society have visited National Parliament in Sri Jayawardenapura ,Kotte today (09) to witness the Budget Debate currently goes on.These ex combatants were viewed the Committee stage of the Budget Debate on Ministry of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms . Most of these ex combatants are former University Students who dropped... more
Views: 607Sri Lankan Government Hospitals Faced A Severe Shoratge Of Gynecologists
Region: Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Government Hospitals having faced a severe shortage of Gynecologists according to the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA).GMOA Spokesman has said that at present there's a shortage of 85 Gynecologists in Hospitals while the Post Graduate Institute Of Medicine(PGIM) in Colombo having passed only 5 Gynecologists per year. At present there are only 180 Gynecology Doctors including... more
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