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 Colombo Magistrate s Court has ordered that the case filed against Shashi Weerawansa, the wife of former Minister Wimal Weerawansa, be taken up again on May 25, Ada Derana reporter said. MORE..
11 May 2026 (5:59 PM)
More than 35,000 kilograms of fish were harvested from the Udawalawa Reservoir over just two days � May 9 and 10 � according to the National Aquaculture Development Authority of Sri Lanka. MORE..
11 May 2026 (9:52 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)
A fire has broken out in a building opposite the Dam Street Police Station in Colombo. MORE..
11 May 2026 (5:40 PM)
Tens of millions of people could face hunger and starvation if fertilisers are not soon allowed through the Strait of Hormuz, the head of a UN task force aimed at averting a looming humanitarian crisis told AFP on Monday (May 11). MORE..
11 May 2026 (9:32 PM)