Category: Local News

Hospitals across Sri Lanka are facing increasing pressure as dengue cases have exceeded available treatment capacity, with 35,228 infections and 20 dengue-related deaths reported so far this year.

Senior Colonel FU Xiao, the newly appointed Defence Attaché of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Sri Lanka, paid a courtesy call on Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) at the Ministry of Defence on June 4, 2026.

The national commemoration of World Environment Day 2026 was held at Temple Trees in Colombo on Friday (June 5) under the patronage of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

The Sri Lankan Rupee weakened against the US Dollar today (June 5), with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) and several commercial banks reporting higher exchange rates.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake attended the commissioning ceremony of the deep-sea patrol vessel Samudravijaya yesterday (June 4) at the Eastern Terminal of the Port of Colombo.

A meeting between Chief of Staff to the President Prabath Chandrakeerthi and United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, Marc-André Franche, was held at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo this morning (June 4) to discuss humanitarian cooperation and ongoing recovery efforts.

Sri Lanka today (June 4) officially launched the National Anticipatory Action Roadmap 2026-2030 at Cinnamon Grand, Colombo, aimed at strengthening disaster preparedness and climate resilience through proactive measures.

The Sri Lankan Rupee weakened against the US Dollar today (June 4), with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and several commercial banks reporting higher exchange rates.

A gazette notification has been issued to recruit an additional 3,000 student nurses for training as part of Sri Lanka’s plan to strengthen its nursing workforce.

Three people, including a school student, were killed after a large tree fell onto a three-wheeler travelling from Mapakanda to Nawalapitiya at around 6:45 AM today (June 4).

Eleven people have died and three others remain missing following a fire that broke out at an elderly care home in Batagoda, Anguruwatota yesterday (June 3), according to Sri Lanka Police.

Eleven people remain missing after a fire broke out at an elders’ home in Batagoda, Anguruwatota, today (June 3), while 47 others were rescued from the facility.

The United States has proposed imposing an additional 12.5% duty on imports from Sri Lanka after an investigation found that the country had failed to effectively prohibit and enforce restrictions on goods made with forced labor.

Sri Lanka has received TH-57 Sea Ranger helicopters donated by the United States government and a Cutter-class vessel that previously served with the U.S. Coast Guard, according to the Ministry of Defence.

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and two military officers have been barred from traveling overseas by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court in connection with ongoing investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks.

Sri Lanka has received US$695 million approved by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) following the completion of the fifth and sixth reviews under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme, with the funds now credited to the country’s foreign reserves.