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SLTB launches special bus services for Thai Pongal and long weekend

Sri Lanka, Jan. 14 -- The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) has launched special bus services to accommodate travelers heading to their hometowns for the upcoming long weekend and Thai Pongal celebrati... Read More


Arrest warrant on Wimal Weerawansa recalled after court appearance

Sri Lanka, Jan. 14 -- The Colombo High Court today ordered the recall of the arrest warrant issued on former Minister Wimal Weerawansa after he surrendered to court through his counsel. The case file... Read More


President's fund begins financial assistance to disaster-affected schoolchildren

Sri Lanka, Jan. 14 -- The President's Fund has begun disbursing a Rs. 10,000 financial assistance grant to schoolchildren affected by the Ditwah cyclone, the Government Information Department said. T... Read More


Online appeals open for grade 6 admissions for 2026

Sri Lanka, Jan. 13 -- The first round of appeals for admission to Grade 6 for the year 2026, based on the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination results, can be submitted online from January 12 to Janua... Read More


President assures to uphold financial discipline in rebuilding programme

Sri Lanka, Jan. 13 -- resident Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today that the government will strictly uphold financial discipline while taking responsibility for each rupee donated for the rebuilding i... Read More


Fined for destroying artefacts

Sri Lanka, Jan. 13 -- A group of three suspects who had been arrested by Ethimale Police and produced before Siyambalanduwa Magistrate Dinushka Rosan Anuruddha Samaraweera for causing damage to an arc... Read More


Ondansetron samples to be sent for global testing

Sri Lanka, Jan. 13 -- Complying with the request made by the Indian company which manufactured Ondansetron injection in question, local health authorities have decided to send samples of the withdrawn... Read More


Presidential Secretariat declines RTI disclosure on 68 vehicles

Sri Lanka, Jan. 13 -- The Designated Officer of the Presidential Secretariat has rejected a request made under the Right to Information (RTI) Act seeking vehicle number details of 68 vehicles handed o... Read More


Severe lightning alert for Colombo and four other districts

Sri Lanka, Jan. 13 -- The Meteorology Department has warned that thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur in parts of Colombo, Kalutara, Galle, Matara and Ratnapura districts... Read More


U.S. provides additional $2 Million for Cyclone Ditwah Relief in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka today announced an additional $2 million in U.S. humanitarian assistance to support communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah, bringing total U.S. assi... Read More