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2 months ago | 
sundaytimes.lk | Minaza Hassan
View(s): By Minaza Hassan A non-profit is resuming the Karapitiya Trail Cancer Hospital Project, to extend the existing cancer unit. The Colours of Courage Trust (COC), founded by former cricket captain Mahela Jayawardena and entrepreneur and co-founder of Hatch Nathan Sivagananthan, project will have the collaboration of the Ministry of Health and labour and technical assistance of the Ministry of Defence and the army.
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Nov 2, 2024 | 
sundaytimes.lk | Minaza Hassan
View(s): By Minaza Hassan Following the series of travel advisories which raised concerns about future bookings, the Sri Lankan tourism industry is confident of the return of normalcy. “There is actually no major situation as such. It was only a kind of advisory and we didn’t face any real threat. So subsequently everything is normal and there are no reported cancellations, no reported losses of tourism whatsoever,” said Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority Chairman, Budhdhika Hewawasam.
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Oct 19, 2024 | 
sundaytimes.lk | Minaza Hassan
By Minaza Hassan The Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners (CPRP) is planning to challenge the Attorney General’s controversial decision to close the case filed over the deaths of 11 inmates at the Mahara Prison in November 2020.
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
sundaytimes.lk | Minaza Hassan
View(s): Expert says high crop yield will see further price drops By Minaza Hassan Vegetable prices appear to be dropping in the past few weeks, contrary to predictions that normalcy in prices would only return by mid April. “The climate has improved since the beginning of 2024, so farmers in Nuwara Eliya are planting again.
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
sundaytimes.lk | Minaza Hassan
View(s): If traders are selling rice or sugar above maximum retail price, people advised to call hotline 1977 By Minaza Hassan The Consumer Affairs Authority’s (CAA) Raids and Special Investigations (RSI) unit has carried out 2,631 raids across the country over the past three months, a CAA official said. The official said the raids were carried out in regard to the sale of rice.
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
sundaytimes.lk | Minaza Hassan
View(s): By Minaza Hassan Incomplete projects that were abandoned due to the economic crisis’ adverse impact on the construction industry will be reviewed and steps will be taken to complete them, while finding ways to pay outstanding dues, the Construction Industry Revitalisation Committee has decided. The committee held another round of talks on Thursday.
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
sundaytimes.lk | Minaza Hassan
The timely evacuation of people saved hundreds of lives in areas where landslides occurred during torrential rains in recent months, Disaster Management Centre (DMC) Director General Major General (Retd.) Sudantha Ranasinghe told the Sunday Times.
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
sundaytimes.lk | Minaza Hassan
By Minaza HassanConsumers, Bakery Owners Association and CAA tell stories that are not sweetView(s): In the retail markets, sugar prices have increased amid shortages in some areas as the government struggles to maintain stocks in the markets ahead of the Christmas season. By yesterday, some shops claimed they had run out of stocks while some raised their prices ranging from Rs 300 to Rs 350 a kilo, after the maximum retail price for sugar was removed this week.
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
sundaytimes.lk | Minaza Hassan
View(s): By Minaza Hassan As thousands were officially declared as displaced due to adverse weather conditions, thousands were also inconvenienced in Colombo city. Affected individuals are categories as people who have been directly harmed due to adverse weather conditions and/or have been displaced by floods or adverse weather, Disaster Management Centre (DMC) Spokesperson Janaka Handunpathiraja said. However, there are many who are facing different hardships due to the adverse weather.
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
sundaytimes.lk | Minaza Hassan
View(s): By Minaza Hassan An art exhibition has drawn attention to the untapped talent and creative potential of prisoners in Sri Lanka’s overcrowded jails. ‘Siranovu Sithuvam (unimprisoned paintings)’ was held this week at the Colombo Public Library as a recovery programme in celebration of National Prisoners’ Day on September 11. According to the exhibition organisers, the Lanka Prisoners’ Fellowship, 30 exhibits were sold.
