Japan’s Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died after being shot during a speech in Nara, Japan, international media reported citing public broadcaster NHK. Abe suffered a gunshot wound to the neck, according to officials, and two shots were heard in video footage of the incident that occurred Friday July 08 morning, reported CNN.
A 100-bed, purpose-built cancer hospital was gifted to the people of Sri Lanka today in a poignant tribute to the memory and legacy of philanthropy of one of Negombo’s most-loved former citizens – the late Jayam Wijayaratnam, a former Deputy Mayor and a third-generation businessman of the coastal metropolis. The Jayam Wijayaratnam Cancer Care Centre […]
Government Medical Professionals Association (GMPA) in a statement on Friday warned that catastrophic health disaster is imminent in the country.Following is the full statement issued by GMPA President Dr. Lakshman Edirisinghe: We, the Government Medical Professionals Association, are shocked and dismayed to acknowledge that the entire health system of Sri Lanka is about to collapse […]
Deputy High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in Chennai Dr. D. Venkateshwaran met, Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan and, the Governor of Kerala Arif Mohammad Khan on 30 June 2022 at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. In the meeting with the Chief Minister, held at the Kerala Legislative Assembly building, Deputy High Commissioner highlighted the historical cultural bond […]
In a statement issued yesterday, the Church of Ceylon joined the Catholic Church and several Buddhist prelates in calling for the resignation of the president and prime minister. A statement signed by the Right Reverend Keerthisiri Fernando, Presiding Bishop of the Church of Ceylon and the Right Reverend Dushantha Rodrigo Bishop of Colombo, said that […]