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Jaffna airport control tower upgraded with air situation display system

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- The Electronics & Air Navigation Engineering (E&ANE) Division of Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited (AASL) has successfully implemented an Air Situation Dis... Read More


New vehicle registrations to get priority in number plate printing

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- Priority will be given to vehicles with new registrations when printing and issuing vehicle number plates, Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) Commissioner General Kamal Amarasinghe... Read More


Castle road rail level crossing closed this weekend, Kelani Valley trains restricted

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- The Castle Road railway level crossing between Baseline and Narahenpita railway stations will be closed to vehicular traffic for 22 hours this weekend due to essential renovation ... Read More


Old Bogambara prison officially re-designated as prison by gazette

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- The government has officially re-designated the Old Bogambara prison premises as a prison under the Prisons Ordinance through a Gazette notification issued by Justice and National... Read More


Colombo university shifts lectures online over dengue

Sri Lanka, July 9 -- The Colombo University has decided to conduct all lectures online from tomorrow (10) until July 15 due to the ongoing spread of dengue. The university administration said the dec... Read More


Habitat enrichment programme launched to curb human-elephant conflict

Sri Lanka, July 8 -- The Environment Ministry, together with the Wildlife Conservation Department and the Forest Conservation Department, has launched the National Programme for Wild Elephant Habitat ... Read More


'Silicon City' industrial park planned in Nattandiya

Sri Lanka, July 8 -- The Government is planning to establish a modern silicon-based industrial park named "Silicone City" in the Nattandiya area, utilising the silica sand deposits found in the Nattan... Read More


Health Ministry warns nursing officers of transfer scams

Sri Lanka, July 8 -- The Health and Mass Media Ministry has warned nursing officers against a suspected racket involving the collection of personal information and money from officers seeking annual t... Read More


Met Dept forecasts showers and strong winds today

Sri Lanka, July 8 -- Several spells of showers are expected in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in the Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts today, according to the Department of M... Read More


Power set shortage cuts KKS intercity to four days

Sri Lanka, July 7 -- The daily Intercity Express train operating between Mount Lavinia and Kankesanthurai (KKS) will be limited to four days a week from July 10, due to a shortage of power sets, the R... Read More