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Expressway exits accept only local currency, inconveniencing tourists and locals

Srilanka, Dec. 18 -- Tourists and the local community face inconvenience when making payments at expressway toll gates, as they currently accept only Sri Lankan currency, the Daily Mirror has learnt. ... Read More


Some 50,000 monkeys residing in villages and urban areas causing issues - report

Srilanka, Dec. 13 -- The most recent statistics indicate that out of the estimated 300,000 monkeys in the country, around 50,000 monkeys are causing issues by residing in villages and urban areas. Ou... Read More


Heavy showers likely in Northern Province today

Srilanka, Dec. 12 -- The low-pressure area over the southwest Bay of Bengal is likely to continue moving west-northwestward slowly, towards the Tamil Nadu coast near Northern Sri Lanka, within the nex... Read More


Unidentified fever spreads in Jaffna, not confirmed as rat fever

Srilanka, Dec. 11 -- The sudden fever currently spreading in the Jaffna district has not yet been identified, nor has it been confirmed as rat fever (leptospirosis), Acting Consultant Community Physic... Read More


Leaving animal control to people to protect crops unacceptable: CEJ

Srilanka, Dec. 8 -- As a government, it is unacceptable to leave the control of animals that damage crops entirely in the hands of the people without taking appropriate action, Centre for Environmenta... Read More


Showers expected in Northern, Eastern Provinces

Srilanka, Dec. 6 -- Thundershowers are likely in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Southern Provinces, as well as in the Nuwara-Eliya and Kandy districts, during the evening or night, the Meteorology Depa... Read More


CAA raids drinking water bottling plant

Srilanka, Dec. 6 -- Officers from the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) raided a factory in the Hemmatagama area in Mawanella which had a stock of bottled drinking water. The raid was conducted by CAA... Read More


Most lunch boxes, water bottles unfit to store food for children

Srilanka, Dec. 5 -- Most lunch boxes and water bottles available in the local market are not suitable for children to store their food, Public Health Inspectors' (PHI) Union Chairman Upul Rohana said.... Read More


Rs.10 coin found during autopsy of Digadanthu 1

Srilanka, Dec. 5 -- During the post-mortem examination of Digadanthu 1, wildlife officers found a Rs. 10 coin in its abdomen, Wildlife Conservation Department veterinary surgeon Dr. Chandana Jayasingh... Read More


Fair weather across most areas, showers in North, East

Srilanka, Dec. 5 -- Fair weather will prevail in most parts of the country today, but showers are expected in the Northern and Eastern Provinces as well as the Anuradhapura district, the Meteorology D... Read More