During a meeting with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the Bohra community’s leader, His Holiness Dr Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin Saheb, commended government programs under the President’s leadership aimed at a new social and economic transformation in Sri Lanka. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=118278
An Additional General Manager of Sri Lanka’s National Water Supply Board, Dharshana Medawatte, and another suspect arrested by CIABOC on bribery charges have been remanded. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=118276
A decision has been made to raise medical assistance grants from the President’s Fund and to relax the stringent criteria for disbursing funds, broadening eligibility and easing access to support. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=118275
A group of CEB Voluntary Retirement Scheme applicants oppose electricity trade unions’ plan to take trade union action without prior notice amid ongoing CEB reforms. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=118274
The government plans changes to several top senior posts across state institutions in the coming days, Cabinet Spokesperson Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa confirmed. The announcement indicates upcoming restructurings or appointments across multiple state bodies, with details to follow. Reported by AdaDerana RSS on February 10, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=118273
Prices of fish in the local market have risen amid a continuing protest by traditional fishermen demanding the government lift the ban on winch machines mounted on tractors used by seine-net fishers. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=118272
Sri Lanka recorded a notable improvement in its global standing on Transparency International’s 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index, released today by Transparency International. The advance, reported February 10, 2026, signals progress in the country’s perceived corruption levels, per AdaDerana RSS. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=118269
Dharshana Medawatte, an Additional General Manager of the National Water Supply Board (NWSDB), has been arrested by the Bribery Commission. The news, reported via AdaDerana RSS, was published on February 10, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=118268
Sri Lanka has raised alerts over Nipah virus as tourist arrivals rise. Health authorities are implementing precautionary measures to curb the virus’s spread, with Nipah cases reported in India and Bangladesh. The warning comes from Cabinet Spokesperson and Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=118267
Sri Lanka will deploy a special security arrangement for the India–Pakistan T20 World Cup match in Colombo on February 15, Cabinet Spokesperson Nalinda Jayatissa announced today. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=118266