Mrs. Rekha Sanjeewani Rajasinghe, Assistant Director of the Marine Unit of the Department of Wildlife Conservation – Sri Lanka, has been selected as the new Chair of the Northern Indian Ocean Marine Turtle Task Force under the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) Marine Turtle Memorandum of Understanding.
This is the first time Sri Lanka is taking on this important leadership role, representing not only our country but also the regional commitment to protect endangered marine turtles.
The Task Force includes representatives from Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, and works together to conserve marine turtles across the Northern Indian Ocean.
Mrs. Rajasinghe was officially nominated during the 2025 regional meeting. She expressed her gratitude for the opportunity and her commitment to strengthen collaboration, improve conservation efforts, and lead joint actions for the benefit of marine turtle populations in the region
The funeral of arguably the Queen of the Sinhala cinema Malini Fonseka, will be held with state honours on Monday, May 26, 2025, at the Independence Square.
Former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage and former Sathosa Chairman Nalin Fernando have sentenced to 20 and 25 years respectively after they were found guilty in a case of fraud.
Three Electoral Organisers of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya tendered their resignations.
Former Minister Duminda Dissanayake was arrested today by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) over the incident where a gold plated T56 firearm was found from an apartment complex in Wellawatte, Police said
Veteran actress and Queen of Sri Lankan Cinema, Malini Fonseka, passed away this morning, March 24, 2025, at the age of 78 while receiving treatment at a private hospital in Colombo.
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