Officials of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) informed the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Women and Child Affairs that a decision has been taken to provide a monthly allowance of Rs. 10,000 for children aged between 2 and 13 years of parents employed overseas, if those children are enrolled in daycare centres. MORE..
19 May 2026 (7:07 PM)
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to formulate a National Space Policy for Sri Lanka. MORE..
19 May 2026 (4:33 PM)
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to maintain the current water tariff structure during the first six months of 2026 without any revision. MORE..
19 May 2026 (4:08 PM)
Police have requested public assistance to locate and arrest a suspect linked to the double murder of a lawyer and his wife who were shot dead in a parking area of a supermarket in Akuregoda. MORE..
19 May 2026 (5:15 PM)
The Colombo Magistrate s Court has temporarily lifted the foreign travel ban imposed on Parliamentarian Chamara Sampath Dassanayake in connection with a corruption-related case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC). MORE..
19 May 2026 (6:16 PM)
A 41-year-old suspect has been arrested in possession of over one kilogram of Ice (crystal methamphetamine) during a police raid in the Pahala Biyanwila area of Kadawatha. MORE..
19 May 2026 (6:10 PM)