Of the Rs. 25, 000 million allocated under the 2026 Budget for the �Prajashakthi� National Poverty Alleviation Programme, development projects valued at Rs. 23,000 million have already been approved and forwarded to District Secretaries for implementation, the President s Media Division said in a statement. MORE..
11 May 2026 (7:33 PM)
Around 84% of the population in Sri Lanka have expressed willingness to donate their eyes, according to the Ministry of Health. MORE..
11 May 2026 (4:57 PM)
Heavy rainfall has caused widespread flooding, displacing numerous families across 14 Grama Niladhari divisions in the Galewela Divisional Secretariat area. MORE..
11 May 2026 (5:31 PM)
A detainee who had been sentenced to death in connection with the killing of former Polonnaruwa District Member of Parliament Amarakeerthi Athukorala has died after falling from a building within the Welikada Prison. MORE..
11 May 2026 (7:07 PM)
The Philippine House of Representatives has voted to impeach Vice-President Sara Duterte for a second time, threatening her plan to run for president in 2028. MORE..
11 May 2026 (7:58 PM)
An individual arrested in connection with a large-scale fraud involving the alleged promise of five kilograms of gold has been remanded until tomorrow (12) by the Colombo Magistrate s Court. MORE..
11 May 2026 (6:19 PM)