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No change to GCE Advanced Level start date

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- The 2026 GCE Advanced Level examination will commence on the scheduled date as planned. The Ministry of Education emphasised that there is no requirement to amend the previously... Read More


Monkey census data pending, crop losses continue

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- Plantation Industries Ministry Secretary Gunadasa Amarasinghe says the ministry has not yet received the findings of the monkey census conducted recently at a cost of approximate... Read More


Telephone allowance added to officials' salaries, says MP Chandana

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- National People's Power (NPP) Member of Parliament Chandana Suriyaarachchi says that the Rs. 1,000 telephone allowance currently provided to officials will be incorporated into t... Read More


Special security plan for Poson festival

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- Police have announced that a special security and traffic management plan will be implemented for the upcoming Poson festival. Accordingly, the Inspector General of Police has i... Read More


World Father's Day today

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- World Father's Day falls today (21). In many countries, Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June each year. Reports indicate that this observance began in the Uni... Read More


CT scanners provided to local hospital system

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- 11 high-tech CT scanners are now distributed across the country's hospital network. The Ministry of Health and Mass Media stated that these scanners are essential for diagnosing... Read More


Government must publish full fuel cost breakdown and prove subsidy claims - Namal Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- Regional countries are reducing fuel prices, but in Sri Lanka, they are increased every month, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser Namal Rajapaksa said. Speaki... Read More


King Coconut distribution at Apeksha Hospital restricted

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- The hospital administration of the National Cancer Hospital (Apeksha Hospital) in Maharagama has taken steps to limit the daily king coconut donation programme provided for in-pa... Read More


Lanka records steady tourism arrivals but earnings decline

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- Sri Lanka tourist arrivals from June 1 to 18, 2026, stood at 69,584, bringing the cumulative total for the year to 1,091,606 for the period January 1 to June 18, 2026. In June 20... Read More


Land permits issued to 10,731 families in Badulla

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- Under the 'Uva Provincial Land Permit 10,000 Programme,' implemented to secure land ownership for people in the Province who have been occupying land without formal permits, a to... Read More