Showers will occur at times in Northern, North-Central, Eastern and Central provinces. Fairly heavy falls above 50 mm are likely at some places in Mullaittivu, Trincomalee, Polonnaruwa and Matale districts.
Deputy Minister of Digital Economy, Eranga Weeraratne, stated that the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs and the Ministry of Digital Economy are planning to initiate a national assessment and policy review on the impact of social media on children.
The Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, His Excellency Mathew Duckworth, paid a courtesy call on the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), at the Ministry of Defence yesterday (29)
Showers will occur at times in Eastern and Uva provinces and in Matale and Nuwara-Eliya districts. Fairly Heavy falls above 50 mm are likely at some places in Uva province and in Batticaloa and Ampara districts.
Public officials must clearly understand public expectations against corruption and fraud – Secretary to the President
Several spells of shower will occur in Eastern and Uva provinces and in Matale and Nuwara-Eliya districts.
All arrangements have been finalized to hold the 78th National Independence Day celebration at Independence Square under the theme “Let's Build Sri Lanka,” said S. Aloka Bandara, Secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government.
The first automated border control system (E-Gate) at Bandaranaike International Airport was inaugurated today (28) by the Ministry of Ports and Civil Aviation, the Embassy of Japan, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
A landowner and planter from Panadura Mr. M. W. Peiris, made a personal financial contribution of Rs. 5 million to the government’s ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ fund, which provides relief to those affected by Cyclone Ditwah.
The Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya participated in the official launch of the National Strategic Action Plan to monitor and combat human trafficking (2026-2030) held on 28th of January at the Cinnamon Life Hotel, Colombo.
The Ministry of Plantations and Community Infrastructure has entered into a strategic partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and the Government of Australia to accelerate growth in Sri Lanka's coconut export sector.
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that food safety practices should not be confined merely to the school curriculum, but should be nurtured as an integral part of a child’s attitudes and behavioural patterns.
The sacred Devnimori Relics of Lord Buddha from Gujarat, India, are on public exposition at Colombo’s Gangaramaya Temple from 4–11 February 2026. Acting High Commissioner of India Dr Sathyanjal Pandey highlighted that this is the first time these relics, discovered in 1960, are being displayed outside India.
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