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The government has planned to extend the Central expressway to Gannoruwa in the future, Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development, Bimal Rathnayake said in Parliament today (09). In response to questions raised by Parliamentarian Anuradha Jayaratne, Minister Rathnayake said several road development projects have also been planned to improve the road network in Kandy.He further stated that reconstruction work on the Colombo–Kandy Upcountry railway line, which was damaged by adverse weather and landslides, is expected to be completed by the end of this year or during the first two months of 2027.The issue was raised by MP Anuradha Jayaratne, who…

The prison administration has decided that it is no longer suitable to keep inmates at the Negombo Prison premises following the unrest that occurred within the facility on July 5 and 6.In a statement, the Ministry of Justice and National Integration said the Negombo Prison facility is being treated as a crime scene following the incident.The prison complex has suffered extensive damage as a result of the violent incident.Accordingly, authorities have temporarily transferred a large number of inmates held at the facility to other prison premises to allow investigators to conduct their work safely, ensure inmate security and facilitate the…

Sri Lanka’s dengue death toll has increased to 45, while the total number of dengue cases reported so far this year has surpassed 65,000, the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) said.According to an official statement issued by the unit, a total of 65,034 dengue cases have been recorded across the country in 2026.The NDCU said 9,654 cases were reported within the first eight days of July alone.The highest number of dengue cases this year has been reported from the Gampaha District with 13,332 cases followed by the Colombo District with 13,150 cases.The Matara District has recorded 4,600 cases, while 4,354…

The four individuals arrested and remanded in connection with the murder of a female physiotherapist in Nuwara Eliya have been produced before the Nuwara Eliya Magistrate’s Court again today (09).The suspects include the alleged main suspect, his wife, a driver attached to the Kundasale Pradeshiya Sabha who is accused of assisting the suspect and the former Officer-in-Charge of the Menikhinna Police, a Chief Inspector of Police, who is also alleged to have aided the suspect. The suspects were arrested by officers of the Nuwara Eliya Police and were initially detained under detention orders issued by the Nuwara Eliya Magistrate’s Court…

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has filed a case before the Colombo High Court against former Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena over an alleged bribery offence.

Skin diseases have emerged as a serious health concern, according to dermatology specialists.Consultant Dermatologist Dr. Nayani Madarasinghe said there has been a significant increase in the number of patients visiting clinics seeking treatment for skin-related conditions.She made these remarks while attending a media briefing held at the Health Promotion Bureau.Dr. Madarasinghe noted that the rising number of patients seeking dermatological care highlights the growing burden of skin diseases on public health.

පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී වෛද්‍ය රාමනාදන් අර්ච්චුනා මහතාගේ පාර්ලිමේන්තු ආසනය වෙනස් කර දෙන ලෙස ඉල්ලමින් සමස්ත ලංකා දෙමළ කොංග්‍රසයේ නායක, පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී ගජේන්ද්‍රකුමාර් පොන්නම්බලම් මහතා කථානායකවරයා වෙත ලිඛිත ඉල්ලීමක් කර තිබේ. එහි වැඩිදුරටත් සඳහන්ව ඇත්තේ, අර්ච්චුනා මන්ත්‍රීවරයා දිස්ත්‍රික් සංවර්ධන කමිටු රැස්වීම්වලදී මෙන්ම සමාජ මාධ්‍ය ඔස්සේද ප්‍රසිද්ධියේ තමාට අපහාස කරමින්, ප්‍රචණ්ඩකාරී ලෙස තර්ජනය කරමින් සිටින බවය.එවන් තත්ත්වයක් තුළ පාර්ලිමේන්තු සභාගර්භය තුළ තමාට නුදුරින් අසුනක අර්ච්චුනා මන්ත්‍රීවරයා අසුන්ගෙන සිටීම තමාගේ අවධානය වෙනතකට යොමුවන බවද කථානායකවරයා වෙත ඉදිරිපත් කළ ලිපිය මඟින් ගජේන්ද්‍රකුමාර් මහතා අවධාරණය කර ඇත.අදාළ මන්ත්‍රීවරයා ස්වාධීන කණ්ඩායමකින් ප්‍රථම වරට තේරී පත්වුණු පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රීවරයෙක් වන අතර, සාමාන්‍යයෙන් එවැනි මන්ත්‍රීවරුන් සඳහා අසුන් පැනවීම සිදුකරනු ලබන්නේ පිළිගත්…

A group of female inmates previously held at the Negombo Prison has been transferred to other correctional facilities, according to the Department of Prisons.The Department stated that the inmates were transferred yesterday (08) to Wariyapola and Bogambara prisons. The group reportedly included several foreign female inmates who had also been detained at the Negombo Prison.The transfers follow the unrest at the Negombo Prison earlier this week, during which a group of female inmates staged a protest. However, the protest has since ended, and the inmates are now being relocated to other prisons in a phased and orderly manner, Prisons Media…

Typhoon Bavi churned southeast of Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, its winds easing overnight to just shy of 200 kph (124 mph), as authorities urged residents to stock ​up on supplies and brace for what could be the most powerful typhoon ‌since 2024.Bavi, currently about 1,000 km (621 miles) at its widest point or roughly the width of France, is forecast to skirt northern Taiwan before making landfall in China’s eastern Fujian province on Saturday evening, according to ​China’s National Meteorological Centre.Bavi is set to be the largest storm by size to hit ​Taiwan since 1987, Jason Chang,…

The government is taking the necessary steps to strengthen water management in anticipation of possible El Niño conditions in the coming months, the Minister Housing Construction and Water Supply, Susil Ranasinghe has stated.The Minister said a coordinated mechanism involving all institutions responsible for water management has been established to ensure effective preparedness and response.Speaking further on the matter, Minister Ranasinghe noted that while Sri Lanka typically experiences dry weather during July and August, this year’s dry spell could be more severe than usual.He added that although the northeast monsoon is expected to begin around mid-September, rainfall during September may be…