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UN subcommittee on prevention of torture concludes second visit to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, July 1 -- The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) concluded its second official visit to Sri Lanka on June 24, 2026, following a 10-day mission aimed at assessing the... Read More


Politicians and the media - A love- hate relationship

Sri Lanka, July 1 -- It is with humour that I listened to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake deliver his almost monthly speech in Parliament last week stating that if the media does not come out of th... Read More


ADB approves US dollar 200Mn for Sri Lanka's Cyclone Ditwah recovery

Sri Lanka, July 1 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$200 million emergency assistance package to help Sri Lanka rebuild infrastructure, restore livelihoods and support communities a... Read More


Dengue cases surpass 55,000 mark as June records highest monthly tally

Sri Lanka, July 1 -- Sri Lanka's dengue caseload has exceeded 55,000, with June alone accounting for more than 21,500 infections, according to the latest figures released by the National Dengue Survei... 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


Sarana Gunawardena files appeal against 16 years jail sentence

Sri Lanka, July 1 -- Former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena, who was found guilty and sentenced to 16 years' imprisonment in connection with four corruption cases, has filed four separate appeals b... Read More


Sugeeshwara Bandara further remanded

Sri Lanka, July 1 -- Colombo Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena today further remanded Sugeeshwara Bandara, leader of the Nava Janatha Peramuna and former private secretary to former President Gotabaya R... 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


Suresh Sallay ends hunger strike

Sri Lanka, July 1 -- Former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Suresh Sallay, who launched a hunger strike while in the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over the Easter Su... Read More


Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith attends Pope Leo XIV's extraordinary consistory at Vatican

Sri Lanka, July 1 -- Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, participated in the Second Extraordinary Consistory convened by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on June 26 and 27. The h... Read More