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Sri Lankan researcher Duleeka Sandamali Gunarathne among 2026 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards winners

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's tourist arrivals in 2026 surpass 500,000

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


Rs. 24 billion released to those affected by Cyclone Ditwah: Officials

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


March 1-7 declared as National Drug Prevention week

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


SC seeks Govt's stance on State of Emergency and social media ban during 'Aragalaya'

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


Showers predicted for some parts of the island

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


Committee appointed to examine coal import quality discrepancies

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


80% of Akuregoda double murder investigation completed - Police

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


Woman arrested for defrauding Rs. 16 mln by promising jobs in Romania

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


CEB restructuring delayed

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