An individual was arrested in Puttalam after being found with 2 kilograms of cannabis. The report appeared on AdaDerana via RSS on February 23, 2026, at 10:50 PM. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=118813
Showery conditions over the island are expected to ease from today (Feb 23, 2026), according to the Department of Meteorology. Further updates available via AdaDerana RSS. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=118812
Customs Trade Union Alliance warns of potential strike action unless the six-year delay in promotions and salaries for customs officers, along with several other issues, is resolved in writing and fairly. If not, they will resort to trade union action. Source: AdaDerana RSS, Feb 23, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=118811
රේගු වෘත්තීය සමිති සන්ධානය වසර 6ක් පුරා ප්රමාද වූ රේගු නිලධාරීන්ගේ උසස්වීම් හා වැටුප් ඇතුළු ගැටලු සම්බන්ධයෙන් වහාම ලිඛිත, සාධාරණ විසඳුම් නොලැබුණහොත් අකමැත්තෙන් වුවද දැඩි වෘත්තීය ක්රියාමාර්ග ගන්නේ බව එහි කීවේය. source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=221740
ශ්රී ලංකාව හා ඇෆ්ගනිස්ථාන කණ්ඩායම් අතර විස්සයි විස්ස (T20) සහ එක්දින (ODI) තරගාවලිය මාර්තු මාසේ එක්සත් එමීර් රාජ්යයේදී පැවැත්වීමට නියමිතය. source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=221739
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Sri Lanka’s apparel exports to the UK are projected to rise 10% under a new tariff-free scheme. British High Commissioner Andrew Patrick and Deputy Minister Chathuranga Abeysinghe visited apparel logistics and quality-assurance facilities north of Colombo to observe shipments being prepared for UK export. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=118809
The Sri Lankan Supreme Court on Feb 23, 2026 directed the Attorney General to file a contempt of court charge against Premathilaka, the former Director of the National Institute of Education, in connection with the 2024 Grade 5 exam paper leak. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=118808
Two women were seriously injured in a collision between a car and a motorcycle on the Hingurakgoda–Polonnaruwa main road in Hathamuna this morning. Police say both victims sustained critical injuries. The incident was reported by Ada Derana via RSS on February 23, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=118807