Sri Lanka, Feb. 24 -- Sri Lankan researcher Dr. Duleeka Sandamali Gunarathne and four other researchers have been awarded the 2026 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early-Career Women Scientists fro... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 24 -- The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) says that the total number of foreign tourist arrivals to the island has crossed the 500,000-mark so far this year. According... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 24 -- Approximately Rs. 24.4 billion have been released under various relief schemes announced for those affected by Cyclone Ditwah, officials have informed the Committee on Public Fin... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 24 -- The government has declared the week commencing March 1, 2026, as the Drug Prevention Week, in a significant move to combat the narcotics crisis. The initiative is part of the "... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 24 -- The Supreme Court has granted time to the Attorney General to inform the stance of the current President and the government regarding fundamental rights petitions filed against a... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 24 -- Showers or thundershowers are likely at a few places in the Southern Province and in the Ratnapura, Monaragala and Kalutara districts today (24), the Department of Meteorology sa... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 24 -- A committee of experts has been appointed by the Ministry of Energy to study issues related to coal imports, Cabinet spokesperson Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa stated. The comm... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 24 -- Around 80% of investigations into the incident in which a lawyer and his wife were shot and killed at a supermarket parking area in Akuregoda have been completed, police stated. ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 24 -- The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) says that a woman who had allegedly defrauded nearly Rs. 16 million by promising overseas employment opportunities in Romania h... Read More
Sri Lanka, Feb. 24 -- Reports indicate that the National Electricity Policy has not yet been presented to the Cabinet of Ministers. The Cabinet convened yesterday (23), but no Cabinet papers relating... Read More