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Sri Lanka’s Rupee is depreciating at a faster pace than during the country’s worst economic crisis period, according to SarvajanaContinue Reading The post Dilith sounds alarm over rapid Rupee decline appeared first on Newswire.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 16 MAY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 16 May 2026. According to the today’s latest weather analysis,Continue Reading The post Low-pressure area still persist : Weather update today appeared first on Newswire.

Train operations on the Main Line have been disrupted after a train derailed between the Kelaniya and Wanawasala railway stations.Continue Reading The post Train derailment disrupts Main Line services appeared first on Newswire.

Sri Lanka has sufficient fuel stocks to meet demand until August, while requests have already been placed for fuel suppliesContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka has sufficient fuel stocks until August, says PM’s office appeared first on…

Member of Parliament (MP) Mano Ganesan has called on Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala to urgently convene a multi-stakeholder conferenceContinue Reading The post Mano calls for urgent conference over violence against plantation…

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has announced the launch of an online Complaint Management System (CMS) to facilitateContinue Reading The post CBSL launches online complaint system for financial consumers appeared first on Newswire.

One person has been reported injured in the Ratnapura District due to the prevalent inclement weather in Sri Lanka, accordingContinue Reading The post Adverse weather : One person injured in Ratnapura appeared first on Newswire.

Four persons have been reported injured in the train derailment between the Kelaniya and Wanawasala railway stations today (16). AccordingContinue Reading The post Train derailment : Four people injured appeared first on Newswire.

A program aimed at modernizing Sri Lanka’s inland prawn industry has been launched under a Rs. 25 million allocation fromContinue Reading The post Sri Lanka launches Rs. 25m project to modernize inland prawn industry appeared first on…

The Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ) has urged the Supreme Court to ensure that charges currently imposed on shopping bagsContinue Reading The post CEJ calls for Environmental Levy on shopping bags appeared first on Newswire.