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)
The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) has denied any connection between its trade union activities and the death of a newborn during a delivery at the Trincomalee District General Hospital. MORE..
11 May 2026 (7:24 PM)
A fire has broken out in a building opposite the Dam Street Police Station in Colombo. MORE..
11 May 2026 (5:40 PM)
The Director General of Health Services has decided to suspend a consultant obstetrician and gynecologist along with a senior resident medical officer attached to the Trincomalee District General Hospital, following a preliminary investigation into the death of a newborn during childbirth on April 9. MORE..
11 May 2026 (6:11 PM)
The Department of Meteorology has warned that heavy showers exceeding 100 mm are likely in several parts of the country due to the influence of a low-pressure area located to the northeast of Sri Lanka. MORE..
11 May 2026 (8:54 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)