Sri Lanka, Jan. 9 -- A two-year-old elephant calf was killed after a herd of elephants collided with a lorry on the Anuradhapura-Padeniya road in the Galgamuwa Mee Oya area, wildlife officials said. ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Jan. 9 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced that the government plans to build 31,000 new houses after the World Bank estimated Sri Lanka's disaster-related losses at USD 4.1 bil... Read More
Sri Lanka, Jan. 9 -- Former Minister Douglas Devananda, who was remanded in connection with an investigation into a missing firearm, was granted bail by Gampaha Magistrate Seelani Perera. He was rele... Read More
Sri Lanka, Jan. 9 -- A total of 65 cases that had been withdrawn between 2019 and 2024 have been re-filed by the present government, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya told Parliament today. Respondin... Read More
Sri Lanka, Jan. 9 -- The Department of Labour announces that the Gampola Labour Office, located at P.B. Panabokka Mawatha, Gampola, will be temporarily closed with effect from 9 January 2026. During ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Jan. 9 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said another serious error has been reported in the Buddhism subject where the Ashoka Chakra has been used instead of the Dharmachakra in the Bu... Read More
Sri Lanka, Jan. 9 -- Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama today ordered the modification of a bail condition imposed on former Mayor of the Moratuwa Municipal Council Saman Lal Fernando who h... Read More
Sri Lanka, Jan. 9 -- Turkish Airlines has upgraded its Istanbul-Colombo route with the introduction of the state-of-the-art Airbus A350-900 aircraft, Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) announced... Read More
Sri Lanka, Jan. 9 -- The Ministry of Justice and National Integration has issued an extraordinary gazette notification to establish a prison in Welisara. The gazette notification has been issued by M... Read More
Sri Lanka, Jan. 9 -- The Supreme Court will resume operations at the newly refurbished original Supreme Court building at the Superior Courts Complex with effect from January 26, 2026, the Registrar o... Read More