By Jehan Perera The economic situation in Sri Lanka continues to deteriorate on multiple fronts though slowly enough for people who can afford to pay higher prices not to notice too much.  For the past four months or so there has been a relatively steady supply of petrol, diesel and cooking gas.  The long queues […]

Exporters' main challenge is meeting orders due to fuel and power shortages and policy uncertainties.

Sri Lanka is facing shortage of medical practitioners as many have opted to migrate amid economic crisis

Sri Lanka is facing shortage of drug as it is unable to import amid forex shortage

A meeting was held with the minister and other stakeholders on September 06

Nong Khai [Thailand], September 8 (ANI): The economic situation of Laos continues to worsen as the country is under a severe shortage of foreign reserves and owes a hefty sum of foreign debt to China as the country is suffering from twin deficits, a senior economist at Thailand’s Krungsri Research

The Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) has confirmed that nearly 300 of their members will have to retire from government service on or before 31 December 2022 and their retirement will have an adverse impact on the health sector.AMS President Dr. LakKumar Fernando has, in a letter to Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, said the National […]

Thursday 22nd September, 2022 The government now has another problem to contend with, an unnerving one at that; it is troubled by the prospect of having to face an election, which it is scared stiff of. The Opposition is making the most of the SLPP’s fear of elections; it has gone into overdrive to pressure […]

BY Consultant Family Physician, Dr. S. Kumaran, and Viduni Basnayake This article describes the experiences of a novel, evidence-based approach that involves patients, and their family members, in delivering health care, providing medical education, and conducting research, at a primary care institution, called a Family Health Care Centre. The Northern Province, in Sri Lanka, is […]

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka is desperately looking for tourism earning to finance its imports

Wickremesinghe also met King Charles III on Sunday September 18.

Tuesday 20th September, 2022 Two Cabinet ministers have crossed swords over rice imports. Trade Minister Nalin Fernando has sought to rubbish Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera’s recent claim that imported rice should be fed to farm animals as it is unfit for human consumption. Why Fernando has seen red is understandable; the Agriculture Minister’s statement serves […]

A doctor or specialist must issue a letter on the patient’s condition

The Greater Mekong Chamber deals with East Asian countries

“We have had to stop routine surgeries and focus on life saving surgeries because of shortages

By Rathindra Kuruwita Those who claimed that privatisation was the panacea for Sri Lanka’s economic ills had to present information about privatise institutions first, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on Wednesday at a conference on privatisation of state assets. Dissanayake said that the SLPP had campaigned in 2019 and 2020 on a […]

"Sri Lanka needs to work collectively to solve the food issue in the face of the global food crisis."

The organisations expect the situation to worsen mainly during October 2022 to February 2023.

The program aims to provide fertilisers up to 1 million farmers

An online crowdfunding platform titled ‘Rebuild Sri Lanka’ launched by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is now live providing the opportunity for global citizens to contribute to alleviating the impacts of the crisis in the island nation, the UNDP said.The facility can be accessed at www.undp.org/srilanka/donate. Sri Lanka is undergoing its worst economic crisis […]

Interested parties can contribute to two ailing sectors: healthcare and food.

The UNICEF expects the number of malnourished children to rise further