Sri Lanka to uplift healthcare facilities in Jaffna

People of the Jaffna District in Northern Sri Lanka are to receive substantially better healthcare facilities, the government said yesterday.

Year five scholarship examination ends successfully

The year five scholarship examination was successfully held on Sunday(23 Aug). Over 295 thousand candidates sat for the examination in 2,602 centres Islandwide.

Navy Seva Vanitha felicitates Parents of Naval Heroes

With a view to honour and felicitate the surviving parents of married Naval heroes, the Seva Vanitha Unit of the Sri Lanka Navy, under the patronage of its President Mrs. Malathie Samarasinghe, conducted a felicitation programme (Navika Weera Mapiya Upahara) at SLNS Pandukabhaya in Poonewa, Medawachchiya on the 22nd of August 2009.

New CM of Uva Province to assume duties on next Wednesday

The newly elected Chief Minster of the Uva Province, Shashendra Rajapaksa is to assume duties on next Wednesday, 26th of this month at the office of the Chief Minister in the Badulla city.

Fire destroys 20 houses in Sri Lanka hill country

A sudden fire that broke out yeterday evening in Lindula area of Talawakele in Sri Lanka hill country destroyed nearly 20 houses, police reported.

'Murali goes beyond the 15-degree'

Mark Richardson, the former New Zealand Test opener, has reopened the question over Muttiah Muralitharan's bowling action by saying that he was convinced many of his deliveries were well beyond the 15-degree allowance approved by lawmakers. Richardson said he did not blame Murali for the situation but felt the ICC was not doing enough to police throwing in cricket. New Zealand are touring Sri Lanka for two Tests, two Twenty20s and an ODI tri-series.