Malbara Derana 27-08-2018 Telecast By Derana TV Morning Show

Hiru News

• Owing to an electricity crisis in the Karapitiya hospital, cancer patients treatment equipment in idle - (Several reports on donations accepted for the Maharagama Apeksha hospital to purchase two Tomo-Therapy and Linear Accelerators essential to treat cancer patients have been circuilating in social media. Meanwhile, it has also been reported that a Linear... )
• Governor’s statements are false - a statement from the Western Province chief minister - (The Western provincial council official term is to end at midnight tomorrow. The official term of 7 provincial councils have concluded so far, and is currently being administered by the respective governors. The Sabaragamuwa, Eastern, North central provincial... )
• Karu says he is prepared to take up responsibility - (Speaker Karu Jayasuriya says that he is prepared to consider if he is nominated for presidential candidate. He stated this responding to journalists, after paying a courtesy call to the Malwatu and Asgiri chief prelates today.   Meanwhile Minister... )
• Strong winds and rains expected in the next few hours - (The Department of Meteorology has issued a ‘Severe Thunderstorm and Heavy Rainfall Advisory’. The department noted that there is a possibility of heavy falls about 75 mm experienced in Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern, Uva, Western and North-western... )
• An Asian Tea Alliance formed - (The Asian Tea Alliance, a union of five tea-growing and consuming countries, was launched in Guizhou in China. The members of the alliance are the Sri Lanka Tea Board, Indian Tea Association, China Tea Marketing Association, Indonesian Tea Marketing Association... )