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The government is currently working towards transformative reforms across the education system and all sectors of the economy, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated. Emphasizing the importance of personal responsibility in driving change, the Prime Minister said that meaningful transformation can only be achieved when individuals are willing to change themselves.She made these remarks while addressing the 14th Mahatma Gandhi Scholarship Awarding Ceremony.At the event, financial assistance was awarded to 300 selected students who demonstrated outstanding performance in the G.C.E. Ordinary Level (O/L) examinations for the academic years 2020/2021.Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said that leadership in such change must come…

The Colombo High Court has ordered that the further hearing of the case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) against former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and two others be taken up on March 14, 2026. The case was taken up today (09) before Colombo High Court Judge Mohamed Mihal, Ada Derana reporter said. After considering the submissions made, the judge directed that the case be called again for further hearing on March 14, 2026. The Bribery Commission has filed the case against former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and two others for allegedly causing a loss of nearly Rs.1 million…

The Government of Myanmar has donated 500 metric tons of rice to Sri Lanka to provide relief to people affected by Cyclone Ditwah.The consignment was handed over today (09) to the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security, and Cooperative Development, Wasantha Samarasinghe, by the Myanmar Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Marlar Than Htaik.Minister Samarasinghe stated that nearly 20% of the country’s cultivated lands were damaged due to the impact of Cyclone Ditwah. He further noted that the Myanmar government provided this 500-metric-ton consignment of rice in addition to the financial aid previously extended to assist those affected by the disaster.

Four Buddhist monks, including Ven. Balangoda Kassapa Thero, and six other individuals, have been further remanded until 11 February, 2026 by the Trincomalee Magistrate’s Court.They were arrested in connection with the incident of placing a Buddha statue at the Trincomalee Bodhiraja Vihara on November 16, 2025 in violation of coastal conservation laws.

The Attorney General has informed the Supreme Court that the government has decided to reconsider the Protection of Occupants Draft Bill, which was recently presented to Parliament.This announcement was made by Additional Solicitor General Sumathi Dharmawardena, appearing on behalf of the Attorney General, when the petitions challenging the bill were taken up for consideration today, said Ada Derana reporter.He further informed the Court that the Minister of Justice has granted a one-month period, effective from February 3, to receive comments and suggestions regarding the proposed bill.Accordingly, the Supreme Court decided to conclude the hearing of the petitions.

The exposition of the sacred Devnimori relics of Lord Buddha, brought from India, continues for the fifth consecutive day today (09) at the Gangaramaya Temple in Hunupitiya, Colombo. The exposition of the sacred relics commenced on February 5, 2026. The Sacred Devnimori relics of Lord Buddha, discovered during excavations in the 1960s at the historic Devnimori site in Gujarat, India have never previously been taken outside India.A large number of devotees visited the Gangaramaya Temple yesterday (08) to witness and venerate the relics.The opportunity for devotees to venerate the relics will continue uninterrupted for 24 hours until 7:00 a.m. on the 11…

Compensation exceeding Rs. 3.2 billion has so far been paid to farmers whose livestock farms were damaged by the Cyclone Ditwah, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Namal Karunaratne said. The Deputy Minister made these remarks while addressing the media following the inauguration of the National Livestock Post-Disaster Emergency Vaccination Programme.He stated that compensation payments have been provided to farms where cattle, pigs, goats, broiler chickens, and layer chickens were destroyed due to the disaster.In addition to the compensation payments, the Deputy Minister noted that the post-disaster emergency vaccination programme was launched to provide further relief to affected farmers. He added that…

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s coalition swept to a historic election win on Sunday, paving the way for promised tax cuts that have spooked financial markets and military spending aimed at countering China.The conservative Takaichi, Japan’s first female leader who says she is inspired by Britain’s “Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher, delivered 316 seats of the 465 in parliament’s lower house for her Liberal Democratic Party, its best ever result.With coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, known as Ishin, Takaichi controls 352 seats and a supermajority of two-thirds of seats, easing her legislative agenda as she can override the upper chamber,…

Ten suspects, including Venerable Balangoda Kassapa Thero and other monks, who are currently in remand custody in connection with the Trincomalee Buddha statue incident, have been brought to court.On February 02, the Trincomalee Magistrate ordered that the ten suspects, including Venerable Balangoda Kassapa Thero be further remanded until today (09) in relation to the incident.They were accused of placing a Buddha statue at the Trincomalee Bodhiraja Vihara on November 16, 2025 in violation of coastal conservation laws.

The Department of Posts has decided to revise domestic postal charges with effect from today (09).Accordingly, the rate for a standard letter has been increased from Rs. 50 to Rs. 70, while the registration fee remains unchanged at Rs. 60.The initial weight category for ordinary and business letters has been revised from 20 g to 30 g, and the maximum weight for a leaflet or a set of leaflets has been increased from 100 g to 120 g, the Postal Department stated.The postage for letters sent by charitable, social service, and voluntary organizations, which was previously Rs. 30, will be…