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Cabinet approves Rs. 16 bln fertilizer subsidy for 2026/27 Maha season

Srilanka, Oct. 6 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the provision of a fertilizer financial subsidy for paddy and other field crops cultivated on paddy lands during the 2026/27 Maha season. ... Read More


Breast cancer claims three lives a day in Sri Lanka

Srilanka, Oct. 6 -- Three people in Sri Lanka die every day from breast cancer, according to the National Cancer Control Programme. Dr. Senaka Thalagala, the Director of the National Cancer Contro... Read More


Suresh Sallay to be taken to CID today after medical board recommends discharge

Srilanka, Oct. 6 -- Detained former Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) Major General (Retd.) Suresh Sallay is expected to be taken to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this eve... Read More


Two High Court judges appointed to Appeals Court

Srilanka, Oct. 6 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed High Court Judges Navaratne Marasinghe and H. M. R. M. Thilakaratne to the Court of Appeal. The newly appointed judges took the... Read More


Sri Lanka, Thailand agree on visa-free travel for ordinary passport holders

Srilanka, Oct. 6 -- Sri Lanka and Thailand have agreed to enter into a visa exemption agreement for holders of ordinary passports, aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and facilitating travel be... Read More


Assets worth Rs. 40 million linked to 'Backhoe Saman' frozen

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- An order has been issued by the Police Illegal Assets Investigation Division to freeze property and bank accounts allegedly belonging to organised crime and drug trafficking suspec... Read More


Sri Lanka and India strengthen cooperation on cybersecurity and threat management

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- A high-level discussion was held today (05) at the GovTech premises between Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Eranga Weeraratne and a visiting Indian government delegation on stre... Read More


Shiranthi Rajapaksa files anticipatory bail application

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa has filed an anticipatory bail application before the Maligakanda Magistrate's Court, seeking an order preventing her arrest in connection wit... Read More


Ruhuna University Agriculture Faculty shifts classes online amid viral fever

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- The University of Ruhuna has decided to conduct academic activities online for students of the Faculty of Agriculture, with the exception of final-year students, due to the spread ... Read More


Train services between Rambukkana and Peradeniya to resume today

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- Train services between Rambukkana and Peradeniya, which were temporarily suspended after earth and rocks fell onto the railway track, are expected to resume this evening (5), accor... Read More