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The Ministry of Health has issued an extraordinary gazette to recruit 3,000 student nurses, marking the first phase of aContinue Reading The post Health Ministry issues gazette to recruit 3,000 student nurses appeared first on Newswire.

The Vella Group, operator of the 98 Acres Resort & Spa in Ella, has signed an investment agreement with theContinue Reading The post Vella Group signs USD 5.1 Mn BOI agreement for 98 Acres expansion appeared first on Newswire.

A two‑judge bench of the Court of Appeal today issued formal notice on the Attorney General and secured an undertakingContinue Reading The post Court of Appeal issues notice on AG in Yoshitha Rajapaksa’s money laundering case appeared first…

The Australian High Commission in Colombo today hosted a Vesak Dansal, serving iced lattes to the public on Gregory’s Road,Continue Reading The post Australian High Commission hosts Vesak Coffee Dansal appeared first on Newswire.

A two‑judge bench of the Court of Appeal today issued formal notice on the Attorney General and secured an undertakingContinue Reading The post Court of Appeal halts Yoshitha Rajapaksa trial pending appeal appeared first on Newswire.

The Colombo Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasekara today issued notice on the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), directing it to present informationContinue Reading The post Easter attacks probe : Court orders CID to report on Suresh…

The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Panel has named the following squads for the upcoming TriNation ‘A’ Series and the Four-DayContinue Reading The post Dickwella, Chamika named in Sri Lanka A squad for Tri-series appeared first on Newswire.

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) General Secretary Tilvin Silva yesterday met with India’s Deputy High Commissioner in Sri Lanka, Dr. SatyanjalContinue Reading The post JVP General Secretary meets outgoing Indian Deputy High Commissioner…

The management of the 1990 Emergency Ambulance Service (Suwa Seriya) today dismissed social media reports claiming the service had beenContinue Reading The post 1990 Suwa Seriya ambulance service refutes shutdown rumours appeared first on…

A study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine finds that fitting 90 minutes to two hours of weight trainingContinue Reading The post Weight training cuts early death risk by 13% – New study appeared first on Newswire.