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Cabinet clears Jaffna University's four-year UK global-health research agreement
University of Jaffna will partner with Birmingham and 11 institutions on a Rs. 173.92mn UK-NIHR project on violence against women and children.
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Health Ministry activates five-point Ebola preparedness plan, calls Sri Lanka 'low-risk'
DGHS Asela Gunawardena says airport surveillance, NIID and MRI readiness and WHO coordination have been stepped up after the DR Congo Bundibugyo outbreak.
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Castle Street Hospital Rejects Social-Media Claims of Gender-Change Procedures on Children
Castle Street Hospital director Dr. Ajith Danthanarayana rejected viral claims the women's hospital performs gender-change procedures on children.
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Sri Lanka Records 15 Dengue Deaths, Nearly 30,000 Cases in 2026
Health authorities report 15 dengue deaths and 29,589 cases this year, with Western, Southern and Sabaragamuwa provinces hit hardest amid intermittent rain.
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SLBFE to Pay Rs. 10,000 Monthly for Migrant Workers' Children in Registered Daycare
SLBFE will pay Rs. 10,000 a month per child aged 2–13 of overseas workers, channelled to registered daycare centres via District Secretariat offices.
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Single-Use Plastic Water Bottles Banned in State Institutions from May 31
A Public Administration Ministry circular bans the purchase and use of single-use plastic water bottles in all state institutions from May 31.
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South-West Monsoon Begins Establishing Over Sri Lanka, Met Office Warns of Wind and Lightning
South-West monsoon is gradually establishing over Sri Lanka, with showers, thundershowers and strong winds across most provinces and rough seas off the coast.
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Vesak dansal registration made mandatory, Health DG announces
Director General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardena says all Vesak dansals must now be registered, formalising oversight of alms-giving food stations.
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Vietnam pledges USD 50,000 for Colombo Public Library's Vietnamese section
Vietnamese Ambassador Trinh Thi Tam and Colombo Mayor Vraie Cally Balthazaar signed an agreement to renovate the library's Vietnamese collection by 2027.
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Sri Lanka awarded WHO certificate for eliminating mother-to-child HIV transmission
Health Minister Nalinda Jayatissa accepted the Public Health Achievement Certificate from Director-General Tedros at the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva.
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Adverse weather damages 204 houses, affects over 5,200 people in 13 districts
DMC reports 204 partially damaged houses, two deaths and 5,277 people affected as adverse weather continues to disrupt daily life across 14 districts.
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Govt to compensate weather-damaged crops via Agrarian Insurance Board, two-week reporting window
Deputy Minister Namal Karunaratne said affected farmers have two weeks to submit damage details; Insurance Board chair pledges swift inspection-based payouts.
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Sri Lanka has only four blood cancer specialists, doctors warn
Sri Lanka has only four haemato-oncologists treating thousands of patients, Maharagama Apeksha Hospital doctors warned at a World Blood Cancer Day forum.
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CMC launches school canteen policy banning processed meats, sugary drinks
Colombo Municipal Council's new School Canteen Food Environment Policy bans processed meats, deep-fried foods, sugary drinks and chocolates in CMC schools.
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Police warn of rising water-related deaths, cite negligence and lack of awareness
Police Media Division urged greater caution near rivers and reservoirs after a series of fatal drownings, citing negligence as the main factor.
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Circular tells Vesak Dansal organisers to use yellow flags, not Buddhist flags
Buddhist Affairs Commissioner Asela Madhusankha said a Cabinet-approved circular directs Dansal organisers to use yellow flags instead of Buddhist flags.
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Popular Batticaloa hotel sealed for two weeks after health violations
Batticaloa Magistrate's Court seals a city-centre hotel for two weeks and fines it Rs.50,000 after PHIs found food unfit for consumption; third warning.
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Sri Lanka backs Commonwealth cancer plan at Geneva health forum
Health Minister Jayatissa joins Commonwealth Health Coordination Forum on 79th World Health Assembly sidelines to shape joint cancer control plan.
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Dengue cases in 2026 climb to 28,713 as NDCU urges renewed breeding control
National Dengue Control Unit confirms 28,713 cases and 15 deaths so far in 2026 — up from 27,754 cases reported five days earlier.
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Sri Lankan Muslims to celebrate Eid al-Adha on May 28
Colombo Grand Mosque and the Moon Sighting Committee set the Hajj festival on May 28 and Arafat Day on May 27 after the Dhul Hijjah crescent was not sighted.
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Galle bus passenger dies after falling from moving vehicle near Makuluwa
A 26-year-old Galle resident has died after falling from a moving bus near Makuluwa Junction on Friday night; Galle Harbour Police arrest the driver.
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Two brothers from Haputale drown in abandoned Kekirawa quarry
The men, aged 39 and 41, were part of a five-man group bathing in a Samagigama quarry while in Kekirawa for school construction work, police said.
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Sri Lanka sets Guinness World Record for longest sensory board at BMICH
Tree House International's 60-metre tactile installation at Merak 2026 was certified the world's longest sensory board, designed to raise autism awareness.
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NILET and Russian Cultural Centre launch A1/A2 Russian-language course in Colombo
Sri Lanka's NILET signs MoU with Russian Cultural Centre to offer internationally recognised A1/A2 Russian programme aligned with SLQF Level III.