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Sri Lanka is to strengthen its disease surveillance and preparedness for pandemics and other public health emergencies under a project funded by the Epidemic Fund, with 35 activities to be implemented during the 2026-2028 period. ..
The Cabinet has approved a proposal to provide a school stationery allowance of Rs. 6,000 each to 1.5 million schoolchildren for the 2027 school year. ..
The Cabinet has approved a proposal to obtain US$ 100 million in policy-based financing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to implement the second sub-programme of Sri Lanka’s Water Supply and Sanitation Reform Programme. ..
The Cabinet has approved a proposal to declare 682 hectares of land in the Galgamuwa Divisional Secretariat Division in Kurunegala as the Nakolagane Wildlife Sanctuary under the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance. ..
The Avissawella Magistrate’s Court has imposed a fine of Rs. 500,000 on company for selling a 500ml bottle of locally bottled drinking water for Rs. 100, exceeding the maximum retail price (MRP) of Rs. 80. ..
Opposition Leader and Leader of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Sajith Premadasa has rejected the resignation of former MP Ashok Abeysinghe from the party.
Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa, who is in remand custody over an alleged bribery incident involving the purchase of Airbus aircraft, was today further remanded till October 28 by Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama. ..
US actor RJ Mitte, best known for his role as the defiant son of drug kingpin Walter White in the drama series Breaking Bad, has died aged 34. ..
Top leaders of India’s ’’cockroach’’ youth movement were detained on Tuesday after they jumped barricades to enter the grounds of a historic observatory popular for protests, chanting slogans demanding the chief election commissioner’s resignation over a controversial revision of voter lists. ..
The Meteorology Department has forecast heavy rainfall of 100–150 mm in some areas of the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva and Southern provinces.
The Meteorology Department has forecast heavy rainfall of 100–150 mm in some areas of the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva and Southern provinces. ..
A retired soldier who employed an underage boy as a labourer in his plant nursery was arrested last morning by Higurukaduwa Police. The 57-year-old suspect was a resident of Bibilegama in Passara. ..
Sri Lanka is facing a shortage of psychiatrists as mental health professionals increasingly seek employment opportunities overseas, particularly in Australia and the United Kingdom, Consultant Psychiatrist at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Professor Chathurie Suraweera, said. ..
Chairman of Nawalapitiya Urban Council Amal Priyankara (Independent), his son and a relative were arrested yesterday in connection with the alleged assault on a motorcyclist involved in an accident in front of the UC Chairman’s house. ..
An individual from Kiula in the Hambegamuwa Police area who sexually abused his 14-year-old daughter has fled from the area when the police initiated investigations to arrest him. ..
President’s Counsel Anil Silva, appearing for the second suspect, Shiranthi Rajapaksa, informed court that she was scheduled to undergo open-heart surgery today at the National Hospital, Colombo. ..
The Joint Opposition yesterday continued its criticism of the government over presenting Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera in prison attire, saying that the disrobing of a Buddhist monk was not a matter to be decided by a court but should be determined according to the procedures laid down in Buddhist monastic discipline, or Vinaya. ..
The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee has named a 15-member squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against Pakistan, which forms part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025–2027 cycle.
Laypersons cannot remove the saffron robes of Buddhist monks, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said today.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath will lead the Sri Lankan delegation to the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), scheduled to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from October 14 to 15. ..
