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Practical tests for candidates who sat for the written examination of the 2026 G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination will be held from September 24, the Department of Examinations announced.
The government is examining legal options to allow private fuel distributors to set their own prices within a specified upper and lower range, Energy Minister Anura Karunathilaka said.
A total of 38 schools in four provinces will remain closed today (21) due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions, the Education Ministry said.
Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama issued a warrant for former Minister Wimal Weerawansa, who has been named as a suspect in connection with a protest that blocked roads around the United Nations office in Thummulla, Colombo, during the visit of former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein to Sri Lanka in 2016.
US President Donald Trump has said his proposed triumphal arch will double as a complex to store military equipment, complete with the ability to deploy snipers and drones.
The Irrigation Department has issued a minor flood warning for the Kuda Ganga as heavy rainfall caused water levels in several major rivers to reach alert levels this morning.
A recent audit report has revealed that 150 national schools and seven National Colleges of Education suffered damages exceeding Rs. 2.27 billion following Cyclone Ditwah.
Only 21.3% of households in Sri Lanka had at least one desktop or laptop computer in 2025, highlighting a significant gap in access to personal computing facilities, the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) said.
The sister of Pakistan’s imprisoned former prime minister, Imran Khan, has been arrested ahead of next week’s protests held in his support, his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has said.
Bodu Bala Sena General Secretary Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera has called on senior Buddhist monks to seek a fresh presidential pardon from President Anura Kumara Dissanayake following the Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate his previous pardon.
More than 10 people have reportedly been hospitalised following a collision involving a bus and several vehicles on the Southern Expressway this morning.
School principals in the Nuwara Eliya and Hatton education zones have been given the authority to decide whether to open their schools tomorrow (21) in view of the prevailing severe weather conditions.
The US military said its forces struck a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean on Saturday, killing four people.
Sri Lanka is fully prepared to further strengthen long-term, practical cooperation with China and South Asian nations across key sectors, including marine science, fisheries, aquaculture, the blue economy, technology, investments, and human resource development, Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic, and Ocean Resources Ramalingam Chandrasekar announced.
A revision of domestic fuel prices may be considered at the end of September in view of the recent increase in global fuel prices, Energy Minister Anura Karunathilaka said today.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the government expects to provide a subsidy to cushion the impact of a possible fuel price increase from October 1.
At least two people have been killed and six injured in a ’’massive’’ overnight Ukrainian drone attack on the Moscow region, Governor Andrei Vorobyev has said.
Heavy rainfall exceeding 100 mm, thundershowers and strong winds are expected in several parts of the country during the next 36 hours, the Meteorological Department said.
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has detected 104 violations during a special islandwide raid and market inspection programme targeting lunch sheets and LDPE/LLDPE “Sili-Sili” bags.
A large earth mound has collapsed onto the Hatton-Bagawantalawa-Maskeliya-Balangoda road at Wanraja Estate in Dikoya, completely disrupting traffic along the route amid heavy rainfall in the Hatton area.
