Death toll from Texas floods reaches 78 Trump plans visit The death toll from catastrophic floods in Texas reached at least 78 on Sunday including 28 children as the search for girls missing from a summer camp continued and fears of more flooding prompted evacuations of volunteer responders. 08-07-2025 [More]
Several spells of showers expected in parts of the island The Meteorology Department says that several spells of showers will occur in the Western Sabaragamuwa and provinces and in Kandy Nuwara-Eliya Galle and Matara districts today (07). 08-07-2025 [More]
Over 350 students from Southern Province awarded Rs. 100000 each for A/L excellence A total of 361 students from the Southern Province who excelled in the G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) examinations in 2023 and 2024 were awarded an incentive of Rs. 100000 each today (06) under a programme launched by the Presidential Fund to recognise outstanding district-level performers. 08-07-2025 [More]
Election Commission services suspended until further notice All e-services of the National Election Commission have been suspended until further notice. 08-07-2025 [More]
Govt to establish wildlife hospital and mobile unit for elephant care Minister of Environment Dr. Dammika Pathirana stated that steps will be taken in the future to establish a wildlife hospital and a mobile medical unit to treat ailing elephants following an increase in wild elephant shootings. 08-07-2025 [More]
Three children drown in lake in Vakarai Three children two girls and one boy between the ages of 10 and 11 have reportedly drowned in a lake in Vakarai Batticaloa. 08-07-2025 [More]
Navy nabs two in Kalladi seas for smuggling dried sea cucumbers The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) has apprehended two individuals for illegally transporting dried sea cucumbers during a special search operation in the Kalladi sea area in Kalpitiya. 07-07-2025 [More]
Govt to launch pilot project for nutritious meals at state hospitals A new initiative has been planned to provide high-quality nutritious and appetizing meals to inpatients at government hospitals. 07-07-2025 [More]
IMF provided Sri Lanka with US$1.74 billion so far - official The Director General of the Department of Fiscal Policy Kapila Senanayake stated that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has so far provided Sri Lanka with a total of US$1.74 billion. 07-07-2025 [More]
Electronic Revenue License System (eRL 2.0) temporarily unavailable The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) has announced that the Electronic Revenue License system (eRL 2.0) is temporarily unavailable. 07-07-2025 [More]