Srilanka

Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Sabaragamuwa province and in Nuwara-Eliya, Kaluthara, Galle and Matara districts after 2.00 pm.Mainly fair weather will prevail elsewhere.Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces during the morning.

Co-Cabinet Spokesperson, Plantation Industries and Export Agriculture Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana said that the Government has decided to implement an accelerated development project to upgrade the Kankesanthurai (KKS) Harbour as a main commercial port.

Imprudent and inefficient financial management of government in power till November 19th, 2019 has crippled the entire economy, the Government says. This has hampered the functioning of many vital sectors such as agriculture, free health services, construction industry, food supply, tea industry and paddy production according to PresidentMedia Division (PMD)..

Consequent to President Gotabaya Rajapaksainstructions to relevant authorities to look into both Western and indigenous medicine to combat coronavirus, Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi held a discussion with ayurvedic doctors at the Ministry, a Health Ministry spokesman said. According to the spokesman, officials from the Ayurvedic Department also took part in the discussion along with the ayurvedic doctors. The group discussed various methods available in the ayurvedic system in connection with prevention, drugs and personal hygiene habits with regard to coronavirus. The ayurvedic doctors pointed out the importance of increasing immunity because there is no specific drug to control coronavirus. The ayurvedic doctors said that traditional systems such as inhaling steam help to control the virus because it is similar to a simple cold virus. Minister Wanniarachchi pointed out that 70 percent of the countryindigenous medicine requirement is produced within the country, but more ayurvedic products should be made available to the people through state ayurvedic institutions.