Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Sumith Dassanayake, addressed the 63rd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on 08 September 2026, highlighting Sri Lanka’s progress in promoting and protecting human rights.
A special discussion was held between the Chair of the United States Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), Mrs. Laura DiBella, and Minister of Energy, Ports and Civil Aviation Anura Karunathilaka at the Ministry premises.
Cabinet approval has been granted for a proposal presented by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake , as the Minister of Digital Economy, to establish Digital Transformation Units within state institutions.
Sri Lanka Customs' Narcotics Control Unit has seized a consignment of Kush cannabis and hashish weighing 5.137 kilograms, with an estimated street value of more than Rs. 51.37 million, at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), according to the Customs Media Unit.
The Department of Examinations, Sri Lanka, has announced that applications for appeals to recheck the answer scripts of the 2026 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination will be accepted from yesterday (07).
A notice in this regard has been issued by the Commissioner General of Examinations, A.K.S. Indika Kumari Liyanage.
Accordingly, appeals can be submitted from September 7 to September 21, and the entire process must be completed online.
The principal of the school attended by the relevant examination candidate is required to submit the appeal request by accessing the SCHOOL LOGIN section of the Department of Examinations' online examination system using the username and password provided to the school.
Applications can be submitted through the Department's online examination portal at onlineexams.gov.lk.
The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) is set to further strengthen its fleet with plans to import 600 new air-conditioned buses by the end of this year, while an additional 200 buses will be purchased using SLTB funds, Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development Bimal Rathnayake said.
A meeting between UN Resident Coordinator Marc-André Franche and Chief of Staff to the President Prabath Chandrakeerthi was held this morning (07) at the Presidential Secretariat.
It is the responsibility of the Government to create pathways for schoolchildren, who are the future hope of the country, based on their talents and abilities.
The newly constructed Kadawatha Metro Bus Depot officially commenced operations today (07), marking another step in the expansion of Sri Lanka's Metro Bus service in the Western Province.
Sri Lanka's first-ever National Research Conference on Youth Development will be held in Colombo on September 16 and 17 under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.
The 79th Session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for South-East Asia (RC79) was officially inaugurated today in Dili, Timor-Leste, under the leadership of WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Three officers and 30 sailors of the Sri Lanka Navy successfully completed the 30th Special Boat Squadron Qualifying Course and received their badges at a ceremony held at the Special Boat Squadron Headquarters in Gangewadiya, Puttalam.
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