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Sri Lanka reaffirms commitment to sustainable environment at UNESCAP ministerial session

Sri Lanka, July 1 -- Sri Lanka has reaffirmed its steadfast commitment to ensuring a sustainable environment and advancing climate resilience through regional cooperation, Deputy Minister of Environme... Read More


Qatar airways restores 35 weekly flights to Colombo

Sri Lanka, July 1 -- Qatar Airways has resumed full operations on the Doha-Colombo route from July 1, reinstating its schedule of five daily flights and strengthening air connectivity to Sri Lanka. W... Read More


MLT annual transfers effective from August 1

Sri Lanka, July 1 -- Medical Laboratory Technologist (MLT) officers in the Western Province whose transfer orders do not specify an effective date will be transferred from August 1, 2026, without havi... Read More


Delay in resuming Talaimannar train services

Sri Lanka, July 1 -- Despite the completion of repair and maintenance work on the Talaimannar railway line, which was damaged by severe weather last year, train services have yet to resume, drawing cr... Read More


Dehiwala Zoo invites schoolchildren to name newborn hippo calf

Sri Lanka, July 1 -- The National Zoolical Gardens Department has announced a special opportunity for schoolchildren to name the Nile hippopotamus calf recently born at the Dehiwala National Zoologica... Read More


Dehiwala Zoo to announce names of popular lion cubs on July 3

Sri Lanka, July 1 -- The National Zoological Gardens Department will announce the selected names for the two lion cubs born recently at the Dehiwala National Zoological Park, which have attracted wide... Read More


Language barriers still affect citizen access to services: Minister

Sri Lanka, July 1 -- Public Administration, Local Government and Provincial Councils Minister Chandana Abayaratne said that when citizens are unable to access government services in a language they un... Read More


Cabinet approves bus fare revision following fuel price hike

Sri Lanka, July 1 -- The Cabinet has approved a proposal submitted by the Transport, Highways and Urban Development Minister to revise bus fares in line with recent fuel price changes that came into e... Read More


Cabinet green lights to 2027 student shoe programme

Sri Lanka, July 1 -- The Cabinet has approved the implementation of a programme to provide a pair of footwear each to selected school students, as well as to lay and monastic students of Pirivenas and... Read More


Cabinet approves rabies eradication and dog registration bill

Sri Lanka, July 1 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the publication of the Rabies Eradication and Dog Registration Bill in the Government Gazette before it is presented to Parliament for approv... Read More