The national programme “Ceylon King Coconut Village,” implemented by the Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure, is scheduled to be launched tomorrow (02) at the Mahayaya Estate premises of the Coconut Cultivation Board in the Kurunegala District.

Cabinet Spokesman and Minister of Health Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said that the estimated crop damage caused so far by the prevailing extreme dry weather conditions is nearly 8,000 acres of farmland belonging to around 7,000 farmers.

Sri Lanka’s total public debt stood at US$97.952 billion (Rs. 32.977 trillion) as of June 30, according to the latest report issued by the Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) of the Ministry of Finance.

Montana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen joined Sri Lankan military counterparts at Sri Lanka Air Force Base in Katunayake to kick off Atlas Angel II, a five-day exercise focused on humanitarian assistance, disaster response and improving how partner forces work together during emergencies.

Russia launched a large aerial assault in and around Ukraine’s capital overnight into Tuesday morning, killing at least 12 people and wounding more than a dozen others, including three children, local authorities said.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to amend the Community-Based Corrections Act, No. 46 of 1999, with the aim of strengthening the legal framework for dealing more effectively with repeat offenders.

Former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, alias “Pillayan,” and two military intelligence informants have been further remanded until September 15 over their alleged involvement in the 2008 killings of five people in Batticaloa.

A programme to rehabilitate 296 minor irrigation tanks across Sri Lanka has commenced with financial assistance from the World Bank, with more than Rs. 5.8 billion allocated for the initiative.

A foreign-made hand grenade has been found in the Delgaha Ara Canal, which flows behind the residence of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Member of Parliament Dr. Kavinda Jayawardhana in Weligampitiya, Ja-Ela.

The Supreme Court has three weeks from today to determine whether the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution requires a referendum, Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said today (01).

Three 17-year-old schoolgirls who went missing from the Ellarawa area in Pinnawala, Balangoda, have been found in Trincomalee, police stated.

Iran will immediately reciprocate if the United States returns to its commitments under an interim deal signed in June, President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday.

Legal reforms to allow certain individuals to serve their sentences under house arrest instead of imprisonment are currently being pursued, according to Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Nalinda Jayatissa.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the appointment of a review committee to examine proposed amendments to the Quarantine and Prevention of Diseases Ordinance No. 3 of 1897, with the aim of strengthening the legal framework to address current and future public health challenges.

Residents have raised concerns over the risk of large rocks and trees collapsing onto the Hatton-Colombo main road in the Rampadeniya area of Ginigathhena.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to provide a US$1 million humanitarian donation to the government of Nepal following the devastating flash floods that struck Raghuwa District in northern Nepal on August 26.

Climate change should be viewed not merely as an environmental issue but as a severe threat to national security, the Leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa has stressed.

Air Vice Marshal (Retd.) Thushara Indunil Fernando of the Sri Lanka Air Force has been appointed as the new Commissioner General of the Department of Motor Traffic.