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Special security plan for Poson festival

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- Police have announced that a special security and traffic management plan will be implemented for the upcoming Poson festival. Accordingly, the Inspector General of Police has i... Read More


World Father's Day today

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- World Father's Day falls today (21). In many countries, Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June each year. Reports indicate that this observance began in the Uni... Read More


CT scanners provided to local hospital system

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- 11 high-tech CT scanners are now distributed across the country's hospital network. The Ministry of Health and Mass Media stated that these scanners are essential for diagnosing... Read More


Government must publish full fuel cost breakdown and prove subsidy claims - Namal Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- Regional countries are reducing fuel prices, but in Sri Lanka, they are increased every month, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser Namal Rajapaksa said. Speaki... Read More


King Coconut distribution at Apeksha Hospital restricted

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- The hospital administration of the National Cancer Hospital (Apeksha Hospital) in Maharagama has taken steps to limit the daily king coconut donation programme provided for in-pa... Read More


Lanka records steady tourism arrivals but earnings decline

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- Sri Lanka tourist arrivals from June 1 to 18, 2026, stood at 69,584, bringing the cumulative total for the year to 1,091,606 for the period January 1 to June 18, 2026. In June 20... Read More


Land permits issued to 10,731 families in Badulla

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- Under the 'Uva Provincial Land Permit 10,000 Programme,' implemented to secure land ownership for people in the Province who have been occupying land without formal permits, a to... Read More


No rice shortage expected despite drought - Wasantha Samarasinghe

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- Farmers complain that a proper price still does not exist for the rice paddy harvested during the previous Maha season, even as the harvesting for the Yala season begins in sever... Read More


Rains forecast in several provinces

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- Several spells of showers may occur today in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, and North Western provinces, according to an announcement by the Department of Meteorology. The latest we... Read More


IMF staff team to visit Sri Lanka next week

Sri Lanka, June 21 -- The International Monetary Fund country team will visit Sri Lanka from June 24-30 for a staff visit. According to IMF Senior Mission Chief for Sri Lanka, Evan Papageorgiou, the... Read More