The Dehiwala National Zoo’s oldest resident, a 153-year-old giant tortoise weighing over 400 kilograms, will be the star of this year’s traditional New Year’s Anointing of Oil ceremony, scheduled for 9:04 a.m. on 16 April. According to the zoo's Operations Director Anoma Priyadarshini, the ancient...

A series of significant proposals and discussions aimed at strengthening child protection and early childhood education were taken up during the latest meeting of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Women and Child Affairs, chaired by Minister Saroja Savithri Paulraj. The committee explored the need for...