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Election Commission to gazette names of elected LG members today

Sri Lanka, May 31 -- The deadline for submitting the names of the elected members of the local government elections to the Election Commission expired at midnight yesterday (May 30). Accordingly, the... Read More


New Covid-19 subvariants detected in Sri Lanka: Health officials urge vigilance, not panic

Sri Lanka, May 31 -- The Medical Research Institute (MRI) of Sri Lanka has confirmed the presence of two new Omicron subvariants-LF.7 and XFG-currently spreading across parts of Asia, within the count... Read More


No fuel price revision for June

Sri Lanka, May 31 -- The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) announced that there will be no revision of fuel prices for the month of June 2025. Accordingly, all fuel prices will remain unchanged for ... Read More


Showers above 75mm expected in several areas

Sri Lanka, May 31 -- Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North-western provinces and in the Galle and Matara districts, the Department of Meteorolog... Read More


Landslide early warning for several districts extended

Sri Lanka, May 31 -- The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has further extended the Level-1 Landslide Early Warning issued to certain areas in the districts of Galle, Kegalle, Kandy, Ratn... Read More


President attends Build SL 2025 Housing and Construction Expo

Sri Lanka, May 31 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake paid a visit to the 20th "Build SL Housing and Construction International Exhibition" organized by the Chamber of Construction Industry of Sri L... Read More


Prevailing showery conditions to reduce from tomorrow

Sri Lanka, May 31 -- The Department of Meteorology says that prevailing showery conditions in the southwestern part of the island are expected to reduce gradually from tomorrow (01). Showers or thund... Read More


Names of elected LG members and nominees gazetted

Sri Lanka, May 31 -- The names of the elected and nominated members for the respective local authorities, following the Local Government Elections 2025, have been officially published in the governmen... Read More


Police Commission amends delegation of powers & introduces new appeals procedure

Sri Lanka, May 31 -- The National Police Commission has issued an Extraordinary Gazette notification amending specific provisions related to the delegation of powers under Article 155J of the Constitu... Read More


Govt. freezes assets of designated individuals and entities under UN regulations

Sri Lanka, May 31 -- An Extraordinary Gazette notification has been issued by the Ministry of Defence, announcing the freezing of all funds, financial assets, and economic resources belonging to desig... Read More