The University Grants Commission has begun paying a Rs.5,000 monthly allowance with arrears to university students with disabilities, retroactive to January.
Ministry of Education says schools will remain open until August 7 ahead of the August 10 A/L exam, giving candidates nine school days of final revision.
Met Department issues Amber advisory for 40-50 kmph winds across Central, Sabaragamuwa, Northern and North-central provinces, valid until 6 p.m. June 13.
The A&E unit's bed capacity rises from 18 to 47 and staff from 69 to 144 after a Rs. 92 million upgrade, with Health Minister Jayatissa to open it Sunday.
Police Spokesman F.U. Wootler said 122 drowning deaths — 113 men and 9 women — have been recorded so far in 2026, urging vigilance over Poson weekend.
Police set a special traffic plan for the June 13 Suruvama Perahera at St. Anthony's Kochchikade, with restrictions from Kotahena from 2.30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The Authority also logged 53 child trafficking complaints, 287 child-begging complaints and three involving sexual exploitation, flagging rising cyber abuse.
Police said the boy was pulled from the sea off Galle Face on Wednesday and pronounced dead at hospital; the incident is under investigation.
Director General Thushara Wickramaarachchi told farmers to switch to short-term crop varieties during Yala but said they should not be unduly alarmed.
An Amber advisory was issued for strong winds of 40-50 kmph over the Central, Sabaragamuwa, Northern and North-Central provinces and Trincomalee, Hambantota.
The Consumer Affairs Authority raided an illegal canned-fish facility in Arachchikattuwa, seizing a large stock of products made without the SLS mark.
Dr. Chandanee Withana urged switching to clay, metal, glass or ceramic containers, citing plastic chemicals accumulating in brain, liver and kidneys.
Dr. A.P. Sandanayake said the Angoda NIID has trained professionals from Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan ahead of its formal WHO dengue designation.
A specialist nutritionist said Uva carries both the country's worst undernutrition rates and rising rates of unhealthy weight gain in children under five.
NWSDB will suspend supply for 12 hours from 7 p.m. Thursday across Mahara and Gampaha GN divisions for Central Expressway pipeline relocation work.
A three-wheeler driver died at the Depot Road railway crossing in Aluthgama on Wednesday evening after his vehicle collided with the Office Express train.
Met Department issued a fresh Amber wind advisory valid until 3.30 p.m. Thursday for four provinces and the Trincomalee and Hambantota districts.
DMC Additional Secretary Dharmathilaka said existing bowsers would be insufficient and water sources could dry up completely, requiring seawater purification.
An 11-year-old from Maligawatte died at National Hospital; Navy divers continue searching for a 10-year-old still missing after Wednesday's Galle Face.
Workers on the Horana–Colombo Route 120 walked off at 10:20 a.m. on Wednesday over the failure to arrest an employee who allegedly assaulted a colleague.
Dr. Madhura Seneviratne told reporters the 2025 O/Level results will be out by June 15 and ruled out any postponement of the August A/L examinations.
Ministry says 23,006 from competitive exams plus 6,500 diploma holders will be appointed before year-end as Sri Lanka faces a 44,000-teacher shortage.
Sri Lanka's wild elephant population rose to 7,451 in the 2024 survey, a 26.7% jump from 5,879 in 2011, Environment Minister Dammika Patabendi said.
Inspectors found mosquito larvae at 50 of 189 government institutions and 1,760 of 28,230 homes on Day 1 of the three-day national dengue drive.