The school fever outbreak in Deniyaya has been traced to a group of digestive-tract viruses spread through contaminated water or food, health officials say.
GMOA says 45–50 children at Deniyaya Base Hospital are showing symptoms consistent with viral meningitis spread mainly through contaminated water.
A fire broke out in the medical warehouse of Jaffna Teaching Hospital early Friday and was extinguished by the Jaffna fire brigade, hospital staff and police.
NWSDB has suspended water supply to Kaduwela and eight nearby areas from 7:30pm Saturday until 1pm Sunday after a sudden breakdown in the Ambathale main line.
A KKS–Nagapattinam passenger ferry carrying 144 people was stranded for hours off the Tamil Nadu coast after engine trouble; all on board were reported safe.
Agriculture Minister Lal Kantha said Yala fertilizer stocks are sufficient, Cabinet has approved Maha imports, and private-sector distribution will resume.
An 86-year-old Mawanella man died after being run over by his own car during an alleged driving lesson with a 15-year-old boy, who has been taken into custody.
Health Ministry says 2,500 patients are registered nationwide; doctors urge pre-marital screening as primary prevention strategy.
A Kotte suspect was fined Rs. 150,000 for trying to sell deer and sambhur antlers in a raid backed by Sri Lanka Air Force intelligence, wildlife officers said.
Presidents Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Tô Lâm laid floral tributes at the Ho Chi Minh statue and launched the expansion of the Viet Nam–Ho Chi Minh Space.
A 200 tonnes-per-hour construction and demolition waste recycling centre opened at Ekala Industrial Zone, the first of its kind under Clean Sri Lanka.
Phase 3 of the Gammadda Rebuild Programme launched in Nuwara Eliya with vocational training for masons, carpenters and plumbers from cyclone-hit communities.
Heavy rain above 100mm in five provinces, red lightning alerts in 21 districts and Caution-level heat in five provinces and two districts.
FAO-Norway vessel maps fish stocks, microplastic pollution and underutilised species; first full survey in Sri Lanka since 2018.
Heavy rainfall in the Wellawaya catchment caused the Kirindi Oya to overflow on Friday, inundating homes; the Monaragala DMU urged residents to be vigilant.
A new state daycare centre, supplied by the All-China Women's Federation, opened at Govijana Mandiraya in Battaramulla for Parliament and Agriculture staff.
Visitors can suggest names for the male and female cubs by dropping entries into a box at the zoo, with winners chosen by lottery.
The Southern Provincial Governor's Office has ordered four schools in the Deniyaya zone closed on May 7-8 to contain a viral disease similar to influenza.
An expert committee has spent six months identifying issues, the first-degree intake stays at current levels, and new courses launch at Ruhuna and Peradeniya.
Showery conditions to persist as a low-level atmospheric disturbance lingers near Sri Lanka; thundershowers expected at most places after 1 pm Thursday.
Municipal Council that ran the April Avurudu festivities has yet to clear food waste and stall debris; commissioner Wijekoon Bandara unreachable for comment.
Janashakthi will match President's Fund payouts on approved children's treatments from May 15, narrowing the gap to actual treatment costs.
Danigala Maha Bandalage Suda Wannila Aththo, head of the Vedda village in Madulla, died at the Welisara Chest Hospital while receiving treatment.
All Ceylon Restaurant Owners' Association cites rising input costs after Wednesday's LAUGFS gas hike.