Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) launches a digital fuel card system to streamline fuel provisioning for state-owned vehicles, enhancing efficiency and transparency in fuel distribution. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=117380
Cabinet approves proposal to sign a Memorandum of Understanding establishing the Indian Ocean Coastal Alliance. The alliance aims to boost regional cooperation among member states to improve livelihoods of fisheries communities and ensure sustainable management of fisheries resources in the Indian Ocean. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=117379
The UN Human Rights Council will convene an emergency session on Iran on Friday, January 23, to address alleged ‘alarming violence’ against protesters, according to a document released Tuesday. Proponents urge international scrutiny of Tehran’s crackdown on demonstrations. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=117375
The Colombo High Court has scheduled its next hearing for February 12 in the Rajagiriya car-accident case involving three defendants, including former minister Patali Champika Ranawaka. The February session will focus on evidence in the 2016 incident. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=117374
Sri Lanka’s Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) plans to deploy about 1,000 Sri Lankan workers to Israel in 2026 to fill domestic caregiver vacancies. SLBFE will coordinate recruitment and placement. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=117373
මාලදිවයිනේ වේලේනා ජාත්යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළේ සිදුවීමක් සම්බන්ධයෙන් ශ්රී ලාංකිකයින් දෙදෙනෙක් එරට පොලීසිය විසින් අත්අඩංගුවට ගෙන තිබේ. source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=220076
2026 වසර තුළ ඊශ්රායලයට නිවාස පාදක සාත්තු සේවා රැකියා සඳහා ශ්රී ලංකා විදේශ සේවා නියුක්ති කාර්යාංශය දහසක් ශ්රී ලාංකිකයන් යොමු කිරීමට සැලසුම් කර තිබේ. source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=220075
දිවයින පුරා අපරාධ සහ මත්ද්රව්ය නිවාරණ කටයුතු භාවිතා කළ දෛනික සෝදිසි මෙහෙයුම් මගින් ඊයේ 19 දින 578 සැකකරුවන් අත්අඩංගුවට ගත් බව පොලීසිය පවසයි. source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=220074
Cabinet Spokesman Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa stated that education reforms have not been discontinued and that the government is actively informing the public and all stakeholders about the new reforms. The update was reported via AdaDerana RSS on January 20, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=117370
Spain declared three days of national mourning after a deadly southern train crash, with flags at half-mast as emergency crews continued to retrieve victims. The death toll rose to 41 as authorities and rescuers pressed on with recovery efforts. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=117369