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The Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils, and Local Government has instructed state institutions to arrange work shifts for Muslim public servants to enable them to observe religious practices during the holy month of Ramadan.It is reported that the directive was issued through a circular addressed to Ministry Secretaries, Provincial Chief Secretaries, Heads of Departments, and Heads of State Corporations and Statutory Boards.The circular specifies that, as this year’s Ramadan season is scheduled from 19 February to 21 March, work shifts should be organized to allow Muslim public servants to perform their religious rites during this period.The Ministry…

The Department of Motor Traffic has made it mandatory to enter the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) in new vehicle registration and ownership transfer data systems of the Department of Motor Traffic during vehicle registration and transfer of ownership.Issuing a notification, the Department stated that the new requirement will come into effect from January 5.Accordingly, the National Identity Card (NIC) number or Business Registration Number (BRN), along with the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) of the relevant new owner, must be entered into the Department’s data systems during the registration and transfer of ownership of all new vehicles.However, this requirement will not…

Several opposition political parties staged a protest this evening (10) under the theme “Let’s Protect Free Education”, against the proposed education reforms and the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.The protest was held at Matugama in front of the statue of C.W.W. Kannangara, who is regarded as the father of free education in the country, Ada Derana reporter said.During the protest, a public petition was signed calling for the resignation of the Education Minister, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.Following the protest, Leader of the Opposition and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader Sajith Premadasa, Sarvajana Balaya…

Employees of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), who applied for the Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS), have written to Minister of Energy, Engineer Kumara Jayakody, highlighting several issues they are facing, including the delay in gazetting the ‘Appointed Date’ for CEB Restructuring.In the letter addressed to the Minister, the employees stated that although the relevant appointment dates have been decided and reconfirmed, they are currently experiencing a number of difficulties due to the failure to issue the required gazette notification.The employees further questioned on what grounds they are being denied the opportunity to plan their lives and move forward after having…

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has stated the government is in the process of formulating a national policy to ensure child protection in the use of technology.The Prime Minister made this statement today (08) in Kandy while briefing the Most Venerable Mahanayake Theros of the Asgiriya and Malwathu Chapters on the issue that has arisen regarding the Grade 6 English module. Thereafter, printed copies of all modules were also presented to the Mahanayake Theros.Earlier today (08), the Prime Minister visited the Malwathu Viharaya in Kandy and visited the Most Venerable Thibbatuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Nayaka Thero, the Mahanayake of the Malwathu…

All schools located in Divisional Secretariat Divisions within the Badulla District have been instructed to close early by 11.00 a.m. today (09). The decision follows the latest weather forecast from the Department of Meteorology and a special landslide warning issued by the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO).

The highest rainfall recorded during the past 24 hours was reported from the Ampara area, measuring 38 millimetres, Director of Irrigation (Hydrology and Disaster Management) Engineer L. S. Sooriyabandara said this morning (09).He noted that rainfall in most other areas had remained below 10 millimetres and, as a result, no significant rise in river water levels has been observed.However, Sooriyabandara further stated that 28 out of the country’s 73 major reservoirs, along with 22 medium-sized tanks, are still overflowing.He further added that although water releases from the Yan Oya and Deduru Oya reservoirs have been increased to a considerable extent,…

The deep depression in the Bay of Bengal to the southeast of Sri Lanka (At 04:00 a.m. on Jan 9, 2026 located about 200 km South east of Batticaloa) is very likely to intensify further and move northwestwards towards the coast of Sri Lanka between Pottuvil and Trincomalee in the evening today (09), the Department of Meteorology said.Cloudy skies can be expected over most parts of the island, it said. Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Northern, North-central, Eastern, Uva, Central and North-western provinces. Showers or thundershowers may occur at several places elsewhere during evening or night, the Met. Department…

Iran’s government cut off the country from the internet and international telephone calls Thursday night as a nighttime demonstration called by the country’s exiled crown prince drew a mass of protesters to shout from their windows and storm the streets.The protest represented the first test of whether the Iranian public could be swayed by Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, whose fatally ill father fled Iran just before the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. Demonstrations have included cries in support of the shah, something that could bring a death sentence in the past but now underlines the anger fueling the protests that began…

An 18-member squad for the T20I series against Pakistan has been named.Dasun Shanaka will captain the side.Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, and Dunith Wellalage return to the T20 squad, while newcomer Traveen Mathiew has also been included.