Sri Lanka's first-ever National Research Conference on Youth Development will be held in Colombo on September 16 and 17 under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya. ...

The 79th Session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for South-East Asia (RC79) was officially inaugurated today in Dili, Timor-Leste, under the leadership of WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. ...

Three officers and 30 sailors of the Sri Lanka Navy successfully completed the 30th Special Boat Squadron Qualifying Course and received their badges at a ceremony held at the Special Boat Squadron Headquarters in Gangewadiya, Puttalam. ...

A special leadership dialogue aimed at strategically and responsibly implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital transformation across Sri Lanka's state university system was held recently at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo. ...

The Ministry of Labour has clarified recent media reports claiming that Sri Lanka was ranked 120th globally in an international comparison of national minimum wages, stating that the ranking is based on 2024 data and does not reflect the country’s current minimum wage levels. ...

Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) represented Sri Lanka at the 28th Annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence (CHOD) Conference, held in Victoria, Canada, from 31 August to 2 September 2026. ...