Locomotive Operating Engineers' Union says drivers will strictly follow speed limits after Sagarika crew suspension, warning of rail service delays.
The UGC will publish the 2025 A/L university admissions handbook at midnight, with 176,527 students qualifying for state universities.
Two men aged 50 and 49 were struck dead in their paddy fields at Kanakkanmadugama and Puliyankulama after heavy rain Monday evening, Ipalogama police said.
Wildlife Department and Civil Aviation Authority sign MoU to reduce wildlife-related incidents and safeguard biodiversity around Mattala Rajapaksa Airport.
Eleven injured, one critically, after a private bus and SLTB bus collided in Naula's Nalanda area. Speaker Wickramaratne assisted in the rescue.
Schools, colleges of education and Pirivenas to run Vesak Week programmes from May 26 to June 2, in line with the State Vesak Festival in Matara.
The Sri Lanka Navy brought ashore an injured fisherman from a multi-day trawler 45 nautical miles south of the island after a serious arm fracture.
Senior Prof. Nalin Abeysekera, a marketing academic and former Dean of the Open University of Sri Lanka, has passed away.
Thousands of cats and dogs were left hearing-impaired by New Year fireworks, the Veterinary Surgeons Association warned, with little progress on regulation.
ILO Country Director Joni Simpson calls unpaid care work 'unseen, undervalued, and underinvested' at South-4-Care hub, citing Sri Lanka's ageing demographics.
Pitakanda residents in Ayagama say the local school, temple and homes have been struck for years; chief monk hospitalised after April 23 strike.
Author of more than 100 books and winner of the State Literary Award for Best Short Story, Tennyson Perera died on April 24 after a long illness.
World Meteorological Organisation says climate models strongly aligned on El Niño returning by mid-year, with potentially strong intensification.
Burgher English literacy fell 18.1 points in 12 years — the only ethnic group to decline as Sri Lanka's national rate nearly doubled between 2012 and 2024.
Excise Department confirms liquor stores will remain closed on May 1, 30 and 31 covering International Workers' Day and Vesak Full Moon Poya.
Two measles cases detected in Colombo District — the first since January 2025 — with an India lab confirming the strain was imported, Health Ministry says.
The Ministry of Education cites unavoidable circumstances for delaying the April 26 limited competitive examination.
Nagahamulayaya (Matale) and Padavigampola (Kegalle) declared protected reserves; Sannas Patra handed to Vietnam's Pannakara Thero at Beligammana Viharaya.
Motor Traffic officials told COPF the personalised plate system could launch within six months once legacy IT is upgraded.
Professor Stewart Mottram leads a British Academy-funded project helping Colombo communities protect and restore the city's wetland ecosystems.
The Met Department issued red alerts for 19 districts and amber for six, warning of thundershowers and severe lightning from 1pm on April 23.
Gazette notification declares May 31 a public holiday to follow the State Vesak Festival on May 30; the May 2 holiday has been revised.
Early warnings cover Rideegama in Kurunegala and six Divisional Secretariats in Ratnapura from 4 PM April 23 to 4 PM April 24.
Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Palitha Karunapema credits the 1978 National Immunization Programme for eliminating polio, neonatal tetanus and rubella in Sri Lanka.