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Rs. 120 million worth of laparoscopy machines donated to Health Ministry

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- Two modern laparoscopy machines worth approximately Rs. 120 million have been donated to the Ministry of Health to strengthen Sri Lanka's free healthcare services. The donation w... Read More


Sajith calls for full implementation of 13th Amendment

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today called for the full implementation of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, saying it would help build goodwill among Sri Lanka's ethnic... Read More


Former magistrate Thilina Gamage removed from service

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has decided to remove former Colombo Chief Magistrate and former Moratuwa District Judge Thilina Gamage from service after finding him guilty... Read More


CC approves Dr. Hemamal Jayawardene as Human Rights Commission Commissioner

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- The Constitutional Council (CC) today approved the appointment of Dr. Hemamal Jayawardene as a commissioner of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka. According to informed sou... Read More


BOI fast-tracks Northern Industrial zones

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- The Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka plans to open land reservations for investors at the proposed Paranthan Export Processing Zone by the end of November 2026, while infras... Read More


Private bus suspended after collision with Metro Bus in Athurugiriya

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- A private bus involved in a collision with a Metro bus in Athurugiriya town has been temporarily suspended from service after a vehicle examiner found that it had not been properl... Read More


No-confidence motion against Speaker handed over

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- A no-confidence motion against Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne, signed by 44 Opposition MPs, was handed over to Secretary General of Parliament Kushani Rohanadeera today. The motion... Read More


Padukka Railway Station wins National Productivity Award

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- Padukka Railway Station has won a merit award in the state sector at the National Productivity Awards 2025/2026, organised by the National Productivity Secretariat under the Minis... Read More


Government moves to declare Diyagama forest a reserve

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- The Government is taking steps to declare the Diyagama forest area in Homagama, Colombo District, a forest reserve to protect its biodiversity and ecological importance, Deputy En... Read More


Clean Colombo drive focuses on drainage, waste management

Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- The progress of the Clean Sri Lanka initiative's 'Clean Colombo' programme was reviewed at a meeting held at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (09), under the chairmanship... Read More