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Special meeting held to address escalating human-elephant conflict in Ampara district

Sri Lanka, Sept. 26 -- A special meeting of the Ampara District Human-Elephant Conflict Management Committee was held at the Ampara District Secretariat under the patronage of Minister of Environment ... Read More


20 forests declared as reserved forests under "Vanaspathi" national programme

Sri Lanka, Sept. 26 -- The Ministry of Environment has taken steps to declare 20 forests covering an area of over 9,538 hectares as reserved forests via a gazette notification today (26) under the "Va... Read More


Two more suspects arrested over Dehiwala hand grenade attack

Sri Lanka, Sept. 26 -- Two more suspects were arrested yesterday (25) for aiding and abetting the hand grenade attack on a house in Dehiwala on September 11, which resulted in the deaths of two studen... Read More


Hiru Seela Paramitha programme underway at historic Yapahuwa Temple for Binara Poya

Sri Lanka, Sept. 26 -- The Hiru Seela Paramitha programme, organised by the Hiru Media Network to mark the Binara Full Moon Poya Day, is currently underway centred at the historic Yapahuwa Ancient Tem... Read More


Government launches programme to recruit over 120,000 into public service

Sri Lanka, Sept. 26 -- The government has launched a comprehensive programme to recruit over 120,000 individuals into the public service within this year to fill existing vacancies, according to Minis... Read More


Body of youth found in abandoned well in Horowpothana

Sri Lanka, Sept. 26 -- The body of a 21-year-old youth was discovered in an abandoned well in the Ihala Kumbukgollewawa area within the Horowpothana police division yesterday (25). Police identified ... Read More


Government unity firm despite minor division over 22nd Amendment, says Minister Bimal Rathnayake

Sri Lanka, Sept. 26 -- Leader of the House Minister Bimal Rathnayake admitted in Parliament yesterday that a minor, fractional division occurred within the government over the proposed 22nd Amendment ... Read More


Re-scrutiny results of 2025 (2026) G.C.E. O/L Examination released

Sri Lanka, Sept. 26 -- The re-scrutiny results of the 2025 (2026) General Certificate of Education (G.C.E.) Ordinary Level Examination have been released today (26). The Department of Examinations an... Read More


Government aims to conclude current IMF programme by March 2027, says Minister Bimal Rathnayake

Sri Lanka, Sept. 26 -- Minister Bimal Rathnayake stated that the government intends to complete Sri Lanka's current International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme when the four-year Extended Fund Facilit... Read More


Supreme Court affirms five-year sentence for former Grama Niladhari over bribery conviction

Sri Lanka, Sept. 26 -- The Supreme Court yesterday affirmed a five-year rigorous imprisonment sentence imposed by the Colombo High Court on a former Grama Niladhari convicted of taking a bribe of Rs. ... Read More