A significant number of people eligible for Aswesuma social security benefits do not have bank accounts and therefore the government failed to implement the initiative by...
Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena was the chief guest at the 7th China-South Asia Exhibition jointly organized by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce and the Yunnan State...
Attending a press conference themed ‘Collective Path to a Stable Country’ held at the Presidential Media Centre (PMC).on Wednesday (16), the State Minister of Irrigation Shashendra...
By Rathindra Kuruwita About 2,000 doctors had left the country during the past two years, All Ceylon Medical Officers’ Association (ACMOA) General Secretary Dr. Jayantha Bandara said on...
– former Foreign Secy. Ambassador Palihakkara Former Foreign Secretary, Ambassador H. M. G. S. Palihakkara, has said the overarching challenge that is faced by Sri Lanka...
A severe shortage of staff at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), at Mulleriyawa, had affected both workers and patients, Dr. Dhammika Wijesinghe, Director of NIMH, said on Wednesday during a televised...
Indonesia is celebrating its 78th Independence day today. We mark the event with an eight-page suppplement issued with today’s edition of The Island.
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has threatened to launch a countrywide strike against what it calls unilateral actions of Deputy Director General (Medical Services 11)...
Workers in Asia are spending most of their time on “performative work” — in other words, focusing on appearing busy more than doing real, productive work. That’s according...
Director General of the BMICH, Sunil Dissanayake retired on 31 July. He was appointed Director General in May 2015 and helped the BMICH reach great heights...