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Government targets full recovery of coal-related losses

Sri Lanka, Oct. 11 -- Energy Minister Anura Karunathilaka has said the Government intends to recover the full Rs. 15.765 billion financial loss attributed to coal quality issues during the 2025/2026 p... Read More


Rs. 12 billion hospital complex planned for Dambulla

Sri Lanka, Oct. 11 -- Health and Mass Media Minister Dr Nalinda Jayatissa has inspected the proposed site for a new, fully equipped hospital complex in Dambulla, aimed at addressing overcrowding and s... Read More


Monks stage protest in Kekirawa over treatment of Gnanasara Thera

Sri Lanka, Oct. 11 -- A group of Buddhist monks staged a protest march in Kekirawa, expressing opposition to the removal of the robe of imprisoned Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera and his app... Read More


Pregnant women urged to consider influenza vaccination amid rising infections

Sri Lanka, Oct. 11 -- Pregnant women face a risk of contracting influenza amid the rapid spread of the virus, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Professor Sanath Lanerolle has warned. Speaking... Read More


Namal Rajapaksa calls for tax relief on school essentials and food in 2027 budget

Sri Lanka, Oct. 11 -- Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has written to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, requesting tax concessions on essential school supplies and food items for schoolchildren throu... Read More


Tractor driver killed in rollover incident in Horana

Sri Lanka, Oct. 11 -- A 32-year-old tractor driver died after the vehicle he was driving, loaded with rubber firewood, veered off the road and overturned down a slope on the Ellakanda Road within the ... Read More


National Hospital nurse dies after being run over by bus in Bandaragama

Sri Lanka, Oct. 11 -- A nurse attached to the Colombo National Hospital died after being run over by a bus in an incident in the Galthude area of Bandaragama yesterday, October 10. The deceased was 5... Read More


No Sri Lankans reported caught in sudden floods in Nepal

Sri Lanka, Oct. 11 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says no Sri Lankans have so far been reported caught in a sudden flood in the Budhi Gandaki River in Nepal's Gorkha District, in the country's cen... Read More


Luxury bus destroyed by fire

Sri Lanka, Oct. 11 -- A luxury bus travelling from Trincomalee to Colombo was completely destroyed by fire early today (October 11) at Yaka Wanguwa in Hataras Kotuwa. Galo Oya Police said the fire br... Read More


Lanka Sathosa records Rs. 22 billion accumulated loss; 212 outlets operate at a loss

Sri Lanka, Oct. 11 -- Lanka Sathosa Ltd had accumulated losses of Rs. 22 billion by December 2025, with more than half of its current outlets operating at a loss, Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co... Read More