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RTI Commission orders Presidential Secretariat to release vehicle information by Jan 31

COLOMBO, Jan. 14 -- The Right to Information (RTI) Commission on Tuesday (13) ordered the Presidential Secretariat to disclose information relating to vehicles handed over by officials whose appointme... Read More


Four Buddhist monks, five others remanded over alleged coastal law violation in Trincomalee

COLOMBO, Jan. 14 -- The Trincomalee Magistrate's Court on Wednesday (14) ordered that four Buddhist monks, including Ven. Balangoda Kassapa Thera, and five other individuals be remanded until January ... Read More


Nearly all communities hit by Cyclone Ditwah suffer infrastructure damage, UNDP finds

COLOMBO, Jan. 14 -- Nearly all communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka suffered damage to homes, roads and other critical infrastructure, according to a new assessment released by the Unit... Read More


Satellite analysis identifies nearly 4,800 landslides after Ditwah

COLOMBO, Jan. 13 -- Nearly 4,800 landslides have been identified across Sri Lanka through satellite-based assessments conducted in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, according to Kumari Meegahakotuwa, D... Read More


Veteran defence journalist Iqbal Athas passes away at 81

COLOMBO, Jan. 13 -- Veteran Sri Lankan journalist and pioneering defence analyst Iqbal Athas passed away Tuesday (13) at the age of 81, drawing tributes from across the media fraternity for a career d... Read More


China pledges support for Sri Lanka's post-Ditwah infrastructure reconstruction

COLOMBO, Jan. 12 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has assured his personal intervention to support Sri Lanka's efforts to rebuild roads, railways, and bridges damaged by Cyclone Ditwah, Sri Lanka's... Read More


Over 2,100 dengue cases recorded in first 9 days of 2026

COLOMBO, Jan. 12 -- Sri Lanka has reported 2,170 dengue cases within the first nine days of 2026, averaging around 240 cases per day, with infections detected across 41 Medical Officer of Health (MOH)... Read More


India launches restoration of Northern Railway Line under US$5 million grant

COLOMBO, Jan. 12 -- India has commenced restoration work on Sri Lanka's Northern Railway Line under a US$5 million grant, reinforcing bilateral cooperation in post-disaster recovery and critical infra... Read More


Met Dept revises forecast, says weather system will remain a deep depression

COLOMBO, Jan. 9 -- A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal, located about 170 kilometres east of Batticaloa, is likely to move north-westwards and make landfall along Sri Lanka's eastern coast betwee... Read More


Cabinet approves PPP-based acquisition of diagnostic services for non-communicable diseases

COLOMBO, Jan. 8 -- A proposal to acquire advanced diagnostic services and equipment for the detection of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) through a public-private partnership (PPP) model was approved ... Read More