Red heavy rain warning for five areas of Sri Lanka until Tuesday evening
The Department of Meteorology has issued a red warning for heavy rain above 100 mm in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces…
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Rs. 50 million ADB-funded ward renovation starts at Anamaduwa hospital
Renovation of four wards at Anamaduwa Base Hospital in Puttalam District, funded by the ADB, began on Sunday and is due to…
Heavy rain of up to 150 mm forecast for four provinces
The Department of Meteorology expects 100 mm to 150 mm of rain in the Central, Sabaragamuwa, Uva and Southern provinces as a…
Speaker Wickramaratne addresses 153rd IPU Assembly in Tanzania
Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne and MP Rishad Bathiudeen represented Sri Lanka at the Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly in Arusha from 5 to 9 October.
Prime Minister holds youth dialogue on mental health in Colombo
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya met young people aged 18 to 24 at De Saram House in Colombo to discuss mental health…
Environment Ministry begins national e-waste management plan
The Ministry of Environment has started work on a national mechanism for e-waste, with a policy expected to be approved soon.
MP Chamara Sampath remanded until 23 October in bribery case
Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama remanded MP Chamara Sampath Dissanayake until 23 October over an alleged phosphate export licence bribery case.
Ashok Abeysinghe quits all Samagi Jana Balawegaya posts
Former State Minister Ashok Abeysinghe resigned as the SJB's Kurunegala chief organiser and from every other post he held in the party.
Shiranthi Rajapaksa admitted to National Hospital cardiology unit
Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, in remand custody over a bribery case, has been admitted to the National Hospital's Cardiology Unit.
HRCSL orders Customs to release detained Tamil books
The Human Rights Commission has ordered Sri Lanka Customs to release 222 detained copies of two Tamil books by Kilinochchi author B.…