Prof Vajira Dissanayake has been appointed as the President of the Sri Lanka Medical Council. This appointment has been made by Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi. Prof Dissanayake is currently the Dean of the Medical Faculty of the University of Colombo. Source link Source link ...
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Monthly Archives : November 2020
Source:Island Every time Sri Lankan teams go to South Africa, they ask the locals one question. ‘What happened to Marchant de Langa?’ The six foot seven inch tall quick, made his Test debut against the Sri Lankans in Durban in 2011. He took seven wickets in the first innings and ...
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Source:Island An extract from the book “G R A T I T U D E” (Retired from Sri Lanka Navy) Former Chief of Defence Staff The School Cadet Organization of Sri Lanka (formerly known as Ceylon) was established in 1881 by Mr. John B Cull, the Principal of Royal College, ...
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Source:Island A former Sri Lanka cricketer is under probe after his alleged attempt to entice a player into corrupt practice in the inaugural Lanka Premier League tournament that will get underway today at Hambantota. The former player – an off-spinner with a dodgy action – had represented Sri Lanka frequently ...
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Colonel Henry Steel Olcott Source:FT Every year in November, Ananda College organises an oration by an illustrious alumnus of Ananda to commemorate and celebrate the life and work of an exceptional American who was instrumental in the founding of the College in 1886. The Olcott Oration, one of the main ...
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WIJESINGHE – Annette (nee Davy), wife of late Willie, mother of Zeena, Tania, Jessica and Roshan, mother-in-law of Mazahir, late Chithranjan and Paul, grandmother of Nishad, Nisham, Sheikan, Charishka, Tarnisha, Damian, Amanda, Denver and Jason. Sister of Gertrude, late Patrick, late Felix and late Andrew, in Sri Lanka. (Daily News, ...
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Source:Dailymirror I cautioned you on Wednesday on this matter but the British House of Commons had approved a resolution to request UN Human Rights Council to take action against Sri Lanka The government should take note of the decision made by the British House of Commons to bring in ...
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Source:Dailymirror Sri Lankan born Dr. Dinesh Palipana was recently named as Queensland’s Australian for the year 2021. The state’s first quadriplegic medical graduate and medical intern, Dr. Palipana was honoured at a special ceremony held in Brisbane. An advocate for inclusivity and equitable treatment of people with disabilities, Dr. Palipana is ...
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Despite pro-growth policies outlined in Budget 2021, including for construction, Fitch Ratings yesterday downgraded Sri Lanka on growing debt repayment concerns Source:FT Reduces Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘CCC’ Main reason cited as challenging debt repayment position worsened by COVID-19 SL has to repay $ 23.2 b ...
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Source:Island Close to 74,000 people belonging to 27,974 families had been placed under home quarantine, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said on Wednesday (25). He said that the number of cases from the Minuwangoda and Peliyagoda clusters had increased to 17,436 with 458 persons had tested positive for the virus ...
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