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Dengue Cases Top 56,000 as June Sets a Single-Month Record
Sri Lanka has recorded over 56,000 dengue cases this year, with 21,556 in June alone — the highest single-month total on record — as a new control drive.
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Sri Lanka Begins Local Production of Key PET Scan Drug
Sri Lanka has begun local production of Fluorodeoxyglucose, the radiopharmaceutical used in PET-CT cancer scans, ending reliance on Indian imports.
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Sri Lanka tightens sugar labelling rules for beverages under new gazette
New amendments to Sri Lanka's food colour-code labelling regulations lower the red-label sugar threshold from 11g to 8g per 100ml for liquid food products.
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Education Ministry rejects calls to postpone 2026 A/L exam
The Ministry of Education says candidates have had 343 school days against the 300 required, and ruled out any change to the August 10 start.
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Sri Lanka rolls out 11 new CT scanners to state hospitals under Rs. 1.95 billion programme
Health Ministry says 11 advanced CT scanners worth Rs. 1.95 billion are going to teaching, national and district general hospitals to improve diagnostics.
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Dengue cases hit 41,144 with 24 deaths as GMOA flags growing hospital pressure
Sri Lanka has recorded 41,144 dengue cases and 24 deaths in 2026 with Western Province accounting for 51% of infections, the Dengue Control Unit said.
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Health Ministry issues circular banning junk food sales in school canteens
Sri Lanka's Health Ministry has issued a formal circular banning the sale of high-sugar, high-fat and processed foods in school canteens island-wide.
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Metro Uplift programme moves to upgrade Colombo low-income housing complexes
Urban Development Authority begins new phase of Metro Uplift at Mihidusenpura and Siyapath Sewana in Dematagoda; Minister Bimal Rathnayake inspects sites.
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Staff shortages at police and NCPA are delaying child abuse cases, Ministry says
Women & Child Affairs Ministry says vacancies at police and the National Child Protection Authority are delaying justice and weakening investigations.
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Sri Lanka Police warn women over fake-lover scams that turn into abuse, theft and murder
Police Media Division says women are being drugged, defrauded and abused by suspects who befriend them online and promise marriage.
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Police issue Poson festival safety guidelines as Anuradhapura prepares for pilgrims
Sri Lanka Police ordered islandwide patrols and traffic plans ahead of the June 29 Poson festival, with main observances at Anuradhapura and Mihintale.
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Two fined Rs. 80,000 for feeding wild elephants in Maduru Oya National Park
The Dehiattakandiya Magistrate's Court fined two individuals Rs. 40,000 each for feeding wild elephants, including calves, inside Maduru Oya National Park.
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Nanu Oya–Badulla up-country train services to resume Saturday after Ditwah damage
Passenger train services on the Nanu Oya–Badulla up-country railway line, disrupted by Cyclone Ditwah, will resume on Saturday, June 20.
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Sri Lanka Tourism wins first-degree laureate at Moscow's Let's Travel forum
Sri Lanka Tourism won the Let's Travel First-Degree Laureate Award at the 6th International Tourism Forum in Moscow, securing recognition among 12.
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EU and Save the Children Launch €1 Million Ditwah Recovery for 12,000 People
€1M EU-Save the Children program aids 12,000 Ditwah survivors with cash and psychosocial support.
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First of 27 Colombo city dispensaries reopens after Kompanyaveediya revamp
Colombo Mayor Vraîe Cally Balthazaar opened the refurbished Kompanyaveediya Polyclinic, the first of 27 city dispensaries to be revamped.
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2025 G.C.E. Ordinary Level results released online via doenets.lk
The Department of Examinations has released the 2025 O/L results online, with 451,463 candidates able to retrieve scores from doenets.lk by index number.
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PM Harini: holistic primary education key to shaping Sri Lanka's future leaders
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said children must be exposed to aesthetics and sports from primary education to nurture future leaders.
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President's Fund Hands Out Rs.5.8M of Laptops to 14 University Students
The President's Fund distributed laptops worth Rs.5.8 million to 14 university students drawn from Divisional Secretariat applications across the island.
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University of West London opens Sri Lanka branch campus, the country's first full UK university outpost
UWL has opened its first overseas branch campus in Colombo with ANC, offering Business, IT, Law, AI, Psychology and Early Childhood Education degrees.
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Aedes aegypti's 'multiple feeding' makes it Sri Lanka's deadliest dengue vector, NDCU warns
Sri Lanka's National Dengue Control Unit said Aedes aegypti's 'multiple feeding' behaviour makes it the country's deadliest dengue vector.
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1,500 officers recruited to protect Sri Lanka's electric elephant fences
Sri Lanka has recruited 1,500 officers and deployed 5,000 Civil Security personnel to guard electric elephant fences, with 532 more added for oversight.
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PM Harini pledges equal modern-world access for all children on Kurunegala school visit
PM Harini told a St. Bernadette's Kurunegala prize-giving that giving every child equal access to modern-world opportunities is a government priority.
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President's Fund grants monthly aid to 1964 Tokyo Olympian Karunananda's widow
Rs. 20,000 a month from the President's Fund will cover medical care for Ranatunge Karunananda's widow in Naththandiya after an engineer flagged her case.