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Sri Lanka targets elimination of rabies by 2030
Sri Lanka has launched a programme to eliminate rabies by 2030, with officials prioritising control of the disease among dogs to cut human deaths.
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Travel vlogger's lost microphone recovered untouched at Colombo's Lotus Tower
Travel vlogger Gaffar Musafir recovers lost microphone at Colombo's Lotus Tower hours later, praising the city's safety on social media.
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Special dengue eradication drive to target 60 high-risk zones
Sri Lanka's dengue unit will launch a special eradication drive across 60 high-risk zones as the caseload passes 68,000 with 47 deaths recorded this year.
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Man arrested for destroying bee colony in Ritigala nature reserve
A man has been arrested for entering the Ritigala Strict Nature Reserve without a permit and destroying a bee colony, wildlife officers said.
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Government reaffirms equal education access for children with special needs
PM Harini Amarasuriya says no child will be left behind, as 236 students with special needs pursuing university education receive Rs. 100,000 grants each.
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Sri Lanka ranked third most traffic-congested country in Numbeo mid-year index
Sri Lanka is the world's third most traffic-congested country in Numbeo's 2026 mid-year index, scoring 254.5, behind only Nigeria and Costa Rica.
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Students may wear protective clothing to school to fight dengue
The Education Ministry will let students wear arm- and leg-covering clothing over their uniforms to guard against dengue-carrying mosquitoes.
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Body of teenager who vanished at sea off Tangalle recovered
The body of a 19-year-old swept away while fishing off Tangalle on July 9 has been recovered from the sea, police say.
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Colombo University science faculty moves online for a week over dengue
The University of Colombo's Faculty of Science will hold classes online for one week from Monday, at students' request, amid the dengue outbreak.
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Visual & Performing Arts university to reopen after dengue shutdown
Colombo's University of Visual and Performing Arts will reopen tomorrow after a two-week dengue closure, following cleaning and fumigation of the campus.
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Woman killed in wild elephant attack in Laggala
A 45-year-old woman died after a wild elephant attack in Kivulawadiya, Laggala, the latest fatality in Sri Lanka's human-elephant conflict.
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Dengue Cases Top 56,000 as June Sets a Single-Month Record
Sri Lanka has recorded over 56,000 dengue cases this year, with 21,556 in June alone — the highest single-month total on record — as a new control drive.
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Sri Lanka Begins Local Production of Key PET Scan Drug
Sri Lanka has begun local production of Fluorodeoxyglucose, the radiopharmaceutical used in PET-CT cancer scans, ending reliance on Indian imports.
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Sri Lanka tightens sugar labelling rules for beverages under new gazette
New amendments to Sri Lanka's food colour-code labelling regulations lower the red-label sugar threshold from 11g to 8g per 100ml for liquid food products.
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Education Ministry rejects calls to postpone 2026 A/L exam
The Ministry of Education says candidates have had 343 school days against the 300 required, and ruled out any change to the August 10 start.
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Sri Lanka rolls out 11 new CT scanners to state hospitals under Rs. 1.95 billion programme
Health Ministry says 11 advanced CT scanners worth Rs. 1.95 billion are going to teaching, national and district general hospitals to improve diagnostics.
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Dengue cases hit 41,144 with 24 deaths as GMOA flags growing hospital pressure
Sri Lanka has recorded 41,144 dengue cases and 24 deaths in 2026 with Western Province accounting for 51% of infections, the Dengue Control Unit said.
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Health Ministry issues circular banning junk food sales in school canteens
Sri Lanka's Health Ministry has issued a formal circular banning the sale of high-sugar, high-fat and processed foods in school canteens island-wide.
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Metro Uplift programme moves to upgrade Colombo low-income housing complexes
Urban Development Authority begins new phase of Metro Uplift at Mihidusenpura and Siyapath Sewana in Dematagoda; Minister Bimal Rathnayake inspects sites.
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Staff shortages at police and NCPA are delaying child abuse cases, Ministry says
Women & Child Affairs Ministry says vacancies at police and the National Child Protection Authority are delaying justice and weakening investigations.
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Sri Lanka Police warn women over fake-lover scams that turn into abuse, theft and murder
Police Media Division says women are being drugged, defrauded and abused by suspects who befriend them online and promise marriage.
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Police issue Poson festival safety guidelines as Anuradhapura prepares for pilgrims
Sri Lanka Police ordered islandwide patrols and traffic plans ahead of the June 29 Poson festival, with main observances at Anuradhapura and Mihintale.
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Two fined Rs. 80,000 for feeding wild elephants in Maduru Oya National Park
The Dehiattakandiya Magistrate's Court fined two individuals Rs. 40,000 each for feeding wild elephants, including calves, inside Maduru Oya National Park.
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Nanu Oya–Badulla up-country train services to resume Saturday after Ditwah damage
Passenger train services on the Nanu Oya–Badulla up-country railway line, disrupted by Cyclone Ditwah, will resume on Saturday, June 20.