Sri Lanka medical aid requests surge 59% after President’s Fund reforms

Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), chaired a meeting on the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) on February 6, 2026, at the Ministry of Defence, with the participation of senior officials representing key stakeholder institutions.

The Department of Posts in Sri Lanka will increase postal charges from tomorrow, February 9, with the minimum postal rate rising to Rs. 70.

Officers of the Hambegamuwa Police Station arrested two men in the Gomagala area of Udawalawe National Park last night (February 7) while they were packing approximately 582 kilograms of dried cannabis.

South Korean Parliamentary delegation meets Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath in Colombo to expand cooperation in tourism, trade, employment and development support.

The Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus, submitted a request to Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne on February 5, 2026 seeking changes to Parliament’s Standing Orders to prevent verbal harassment and insults against women MPs inside the chamber.

The newly built Polpitiya Police Station was opened yesterday (February 6), under the patronage of Minister Ananda Wijepala with the participation of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Attorney at Law Priyantha Weerasooriya.

Laugfs Gas Company has increased the prices of domestic LP gas cylinders, effective from February 7, 2026.

Construction work on the long stalled Kandy Gatambe Flyover resumed this afternoon (February 06) under the patronage of Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, with the project now funded fully through domestic resources.

Construction of the Mahaiyawa Underpass on the Kandy–Jaffna Road (A009), a key access route to Kandy city, began today (February 6) under the patronage of Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, with the project costing Rs. 699.6 million and scheduled for completion within 273 days.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (February 6) reaffirmed that Rs. 500 billion has been allocated to restore livelihoods affected by Cyclone Ditwah, with Rs. 5 million for each fully damaged house, while attending a compensation programme in the Central Province.

The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) has begun deploying female bus conductors from today (February 6), marking a historic first with 20 women officially appointed at the Makumbura Multimodal Transport Centre.

Chamithri Rambukwella, the elder daughter of former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, has been arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) on charges of money laundering this evening (February 06).

Former Director General of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) and former Media Ministry Secretary Anusha Palpita was further remanded until February 20, 2026, over an investigation into undisclosed assets worth Rs. 46 million.

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has ruled that the Parliamentary Pensions (Repeal) Bill is constitutional and can be passed by Parliament with a simple majority, Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne announced.

A meeting to study the feasibility of introducing skydiving activities in Sri Lanka was held at the Ministry of Defence yesterday (05 February). The meeting was chaired by the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd).