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Youth unemployment hits 17.8%, rises to 22.4% among women

SriLanka, Oct. 12 -- Sri Lanka's youth unemployment rate stood at 17.8% in the second quarter of 2026, rising to 22.4% among young women, highlighting the challenges faced by youth in securing employm... Read More


Cancer patients forced to spend over Rs. 100,000 a month on drugs

SriLanka, Oct. 12 -- Cancer patients are facing a severe financial burden as the unavailability of certain medicines in government hospitals forces them to purchase drugs from outside pharmacies, with... Read More


Hambantota Hospital patients struggle as contact lenses cost Rs. 40,000

SriLanka, Oct. 12 -- Patients undergoing eye surgery at the Hambantota District General Hospital are facing difficulties due to the non-availability of contact lenses provided free of charge, with pat... Read More


Youth from all 25 districts urge Government to enact Tobacco-Free Generation policy

SriLanka, Oct. 12 -- Young people representing all 25 districts of Sri Lanka gathered in Colombo today (12) to urge the Government to enact the proposed Tobacco-Free Generation policy into law. The e... Read More


Expert committee appointed to formulate national engineering education policy

SriLanka, Oct. 12 -- An expert committee has been appointed to formulate a national policy for engineering education aimed at improving the quality of engineering education in Sri Lanka and aligning i... Read More


Sri Lanka moves to strengthen e-waste management

SriLanka, Oct. 12 -- The Environment Ministry is moving to establish a coordinated national mechanism to manage electronic waste (e-waste) in Sri Lanka, with plans to strengthen regulations and expand... Read More


Over 758 substandard helmets seized in island-wide raids

SriLanka, Oct. 12 -- The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has seized more than 758 motorcycle helmets without the SLS certification mark during 182 island-wide raids conducted in July and October this... Read More


Yala National Park Zones 1 and 1A to reopen on October 16

SriLanka, Oct. 12 -- Zones 1 and 1A of Yala National Park, which were closed due to severe drought conditions, will reopen to local and foreign tourists from 6 a.m. on October 16, 2026, the park autho... Read More


Thabbowa Tank reservation transformed into elephant feeding grounds

SriLanka, Oct. 12 -- The banks of Thabbowa Tank have been transformed into green grasslands to provide food for wild elephants, under an initiative launched by the Clean Sri Lanka Secretariat to help ... Read More


Fisheries Minister welcomes Indian SC remarks on Tamil Nadu fishermen

SriLanka, Oct. 8 -- Fisheries, Aquatic and Marine Resources Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar has welcomed observations made by the Supreme Court of India regarding the need to advise Tamil Nadu fisher... Read More