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Strong support from rooftop solar owners amid grid risk: CEB

Colombo, April 17 -- The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said yesterday that many rooftop solar panel owners across the country gave a positive response by agreeing to turn off their systems during the... Read More


PHIs assigned for exposition of Sacred Tooth Relic

Colombo, April 17 -- The Public Health Inspectors' Union (PHIU) has decided to assign at least 50 Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) daily during the upcoming exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Sri Da... Read More


More accidents reported outside Colombo during New Year weekend: Health Ministry

Colombo, April 16 -- More accidents than in the city were reported from areas outside Colombo and its suburbs during the New Year long weekend, the Health Ministry said. Head of the Ministry's Accide... Read More


Shooting near Gampaha bus stand

Colombo, April 16 -- A shooting incident was reported near the public bus stand in Gampaha town last night, police said. According to reports, two individuals on a motorcycle opened fire at a moving ... Read More


Public advised to take precautions as heat reaches 'caution level'

Colombo, April 16 -- With temperatures rising to the 'Caution Level' as felt by the human body, National Hospital Colombo Accidents Ward Director Dr. Indika Jagoda advised the public to take necessary... Read More


Extreme heat advisory issued for over 20 districts

Colombo, April 16 -- The Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre of the Department of Meteorology has issued a "Warm Weather Advisory - Extreme Caution Level" for over 20 districts across the country. A... Read More


Special train services till end of Tooth Relic exposition

Colombo, April 16 -- Special train services will operate on April 18, 19 and 20 to facilitate travel for those returning to Colombo from their hometowns after the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, Sri Lanka... Read More


Honda Sri Lanka issues urgent airbag recall notice

Colombo, April 16 -- The sole authorized distributor for Honda Automobiles in Sri Lanka has issued a public notice regarding the ongoing SRS Airbag System Upgrade Recall for Honda vehicle models rangi... Read More


Coal and oil-fired plants shut down amid drop in holiday demand

Colombo, April 16 -- Due to lower electricity usage during the holiday season, some changes were made on how power is generated in the country, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said. On Friday, Apr... Read More


CEB requests temporary solar disconnection via SMS

Colombo, April 16 -- The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) requests rooftop solar power system owners to temporarily disconnect their systems from today but only if they receive an official SMS notificat... Read More