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Sri Pada off-season entry restricted to two routes; Pass made mandatory

Sri Lanka, July 3 -- The Wildlife Conservation Department has announced that during the off-season, access to Sri Pada is strictly permitted only through two designated routes, with all visitors requi... Read More


Kelani Valley train services to resume from today

Sri Lanka, July 3 -- The Railways Department has announced that two previously cancelled train services on the Kelani Valley (KV) line will resume operations from today (3). The services, operating b... Read More


Sri Lanka seeks UNEP support for air quality, plastic waste

Sri Lanka, July 2 -- Sri Lanka has requested the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to provide technical and policy support to strengthen the country's air quality monitoring systems and acce... Read More


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