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The Department of Meteorology has issued an Amber advisory for strong winds affecting five provinces as active south-west monsoon conditionsContinue Reading The post Strong wind advisory issued for 5 provinces appeared first on Newswire.

Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament that the recent unrest reported across several prisons in Sri Lanka appears toContinue Reading The post Public Security Minister updates Parliament on prison unrest appeared first on…

MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam questioned why the salaries of officials at the Colombo Port City are not being publicly disclosed, despiteContinue Reading The post Shanakiyan questions Port City Commission salaries appeared first on Newswire.

Police used tear gas to bring under control a tense situation at the Pallansena Prison, where inmates staged a protestContinue Reading The post Police use tear gas as inmates stage rooftop protest at Pallansena Prison appeared first on…

The Jaffna Magistrate’s Court has ordered former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to testify via video link from the Colombo Chief Magistrate’sContinue Reading The post Gotabaya Rajapaksa ordered to testify via video in Lalith-Kugan case…

Professor Wimal Dissanayake, Sri Lanka’s first professor of mass communication and a pioneering scholar of Asian communication theory, has diedContinue Reading The post Communication Scholar Prof. Wimal Dissanayake Dies appeared first on…

The Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated against the US Dollar today (07), compared to Thursday, with the USD selling rateContinue Reading The post CBSL rates: LKR weakens slightly against USD appeared first on Newswire.

All academic activities at the University of Peradeniya, which were temporarily suspended due to adverse weather conditions, will resume fromContinue Reading The post Peradeniya University to resume academic activities from August 10…

The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued a landslide early warning for several areas in five districts, effective fromContinue Reading The post NBRO issues landslide early warnings for four districts appeared first on…

Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the theft of gold jewellery worth Rs. 14.1 million from a residenceContinue Reading The post Four arrested over theft of gold jewellery worth Rs. 14.1 million appeared first on Newswire.