Kamani Alwis

Nawaloka introduces minimally invasive Jetstream Atherectomy

Nawaloka Hospitals has revolutionised the treatment of peripheral vascular disease and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) by introducing Jetstream Atherectomy which is a minimal...
Presidential Commission receives complaints

The Presidential Commission appointed to probe alleged acts of fraud and corruption at SriLankan Airlines, SriLankan Catering, and Mihin Lanka has begun receiving complaints...
‘True identities of illegal vehicles submitted to courts’

True identities of nearly 300 illegal and suspicious vehicles were submitted to courts, Government Analyst's Department Director General A. Welianga said. These include...
Special Police team to assist Presidential Commission

Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara yesterday appointed a special police team to assist the Presidential Commission inquiring into the allegations of large scale...

Bacteria battling environment harm during oil spills discovered

K. P. Dulan Tharaka, a student of the Colombo University Botany Department has discovered three types of environment-friendly bacteria which can be used as a weathering agent during oil spills to...
Majority of financial disputes due to indebtedness to salesmen

Nearly 70 percent of complaints regarding financial disputes referred to Mediation Boards for settlement are due to people of low-income families falling prey to institutions and persons offering...
Hi-tech ballistic image analyser to help crime scene investigations

The Government Analyst's Department plans to purchase an automated ballistic image analyser which will help speed up the hearing of firearm-related criminal cases, said Government Analyst's...
Alcohol, main reason for accidents, suicide

Nearly 62 percent of the people who died in traffic accidents and 65 percent of those who committed suicide by hanging in 2017 had alcohol in their blood stream, investigations carried out by the...
Majority of road deaths and suicides in 2017 due to alcohol use

Nearly 62 percent of the people who died in traffic accidents and 65 percent of those who committed suicide by hanging themselves in 2017 had alcohol in their blood stream investigations made by the...
Water from reverse osmosis unit safe for drinking

Drinking water supplied by reverse osmosis units set up in schools in the North and East and kidney disease–prone areas, at the behest of President Maithripala Sirisena, is safe for drinking, tests...
Fifty percent of oranges, apples and grapes contain pesticides

Tests carried out by the Government Analyst’s Department had revealed that 50 percent of the test samples of oranges, apples and grapes collected from the local market contained pesticides.Department...
Special police team to assist Presidential Commission

The Presidential Commission probing SriLankan Airlines, SriLankan Catering and Mihin Lanka has requested the IGP to assign a special police team to assist its investigations. In response to this...
Team of lawyers to assist Presidential Commission

A team of lawyers representing Attorney General Jayantha Jayasuriya PC, has been appointed to assist the Presidential Commission of Inquiry to Investigate Allegations of Fraud and Corruption at...
Mediation boards settle nearly 100,000 cases

The chain of mediation boards set up throughout the country have been able to resolve nearly 100,000 disputes among conflicting parties through negotiations in 2017, without allowing them to have...
Dappula appointed Solicitor General

Senior Additional Solicitor General Dappula De Livera PC has been appointed Solicitor General from yesterday, Attorney General Jayantha Jayasuriya PC said.The Public Services Commission made this...
Public complaints of fraud in SriLankan, Mihin to be probed

The Presidential Commission probing SriLankan Airlines, SriLankan Catering and Mihin Lanka Ltd. is making preparations to entertain public complaints regarding alleged acts of fraud and corruption...