The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) has voiced strong opposition to the government’s Praja Shakthi national programme, expressing concerns over its implementation. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=117213
Britain’s Defence Ministry said Iran was not the source of the drone that struck RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. However, the unmanned aircraft reportedly showed features of Tehran’s Shahed design, the low-cost drones Russia has used against Ukraine, according to Sky News. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=119285
GMOA යනු නිදහස් සෞඛ්ය සේවා හා වෛද්යවරුන්ගේ ගැටලු විසඳීමට සාමකාමී යෝජනා ක්රියාත්මක කිරීමට අසමත් වුවහොත්, අඛණ්ඩව දීප ව්යාප්ත වෘත්තීය ක්රියාමාර්ගයකට එළැඹෙන බව පවසයි. source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=219783
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa announced that several SJB MPs will resign from their positions to contest the upcoming Provincial Council election. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=113437
Two individuals were arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport for attempting to smuggle foreign-made cigarettes valued at Rs. 11.3 million into the country. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=116520
The death toll in the Galenbindunuwewa house fire has increased to three, following the death of the suspect’s wife during treatment. The incident is under investigation. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=116817
Singapore’s Leader of the Opposition, Pritam Singh, was stripped of his title by the Prime Minister after a parliamentary vote, following his conviction for lying. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=117182
On January 16, 2026, outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung paid a farewell call on Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa as she concludes her four-year tenure as Washington’s top envoy to Colombo. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=117221
අමෙරිකානු ජනාධිපති ඩොනල්ඩ් ට්රම්ප්, එක්සත් ජනපදයෙන් පිටත නිෂ්පාදනය කළ සියලුම චිත්රපට සඳහා 100% තීරු බද්දක් පනවා ඇති බව ප්රකාශ කර තිබෙනවා. source http://sinhala.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=215148
A gazette notification has been issued, amending the subjects and functions of various ministries, effective immediately. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=113772
