A sudden power disconnection at the Medical Officer of Health (MOH) Office in Vavuniya has sparked concerns over the safety of essential vaccines stored at the facility. The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) cut power to the office on Wednesday morning, allegedly due to unpaid electricity bills, potentially compromising critical immunization supplies for the region's mothers and children.
In a significant departure from their previous stance, Sri Lanka's National People's Power (NPP) government, led by Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has signaled willingness to revive discussions on the controversial Economic and Technological Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) with India.
Australian immigration authorities are facing renewed criticism over their treatment asylum seekers and other detainees, following a series of damning reports about conditions in offshore and mainland detention facilities.
Sri Lanka's government is now turning to the war-ravaged Elephant Pass saltern in the North-East to address the island's acute salt shortage, as the facility's production capacity remains deactivated, despite more than 15 years since the end of the armed conflict.
As millions across the island observed Thai Pongal this year, as a severe shortage of red rice has forced many to substitute this culturally significant ingredient with alternative varieties, highlighting growing concerns about the new Sri Lankan government's economic management.
