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Colombo-Badulla trains to terminate at Nanu Oya

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- The Railway Department says that all upcountry train services between Colombo Fort and Badulla will terminate at Nanu Oya railway station until further notice, due to prevailing ... Read More


Indian Navy's indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant arrives in Colombo

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- The Indian Navy's indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant has arrived at Colombo Harbour today. The vessel arrived in Colombo on an invitation extended by the Sri Lanka Navy to ... Read More


Muslim schools in Eastern Province closed until further notice

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- All Muslim schools within the Eastern Province will be closed from tomorrow (Thursday) until further notice due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions, the Eastern Province... Read More


Fishermen urged not to venture into sea due to adverse weather conditions

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- All fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea until further notice due to hazardous and adverse weather conditions in the Bay of Bengal region, the Department of Fi... Read More


Flood warning extended for low-lying areas of Deduru Oya Basin

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- The Department of Irrigation has has extended the warning issued for a potential flood situation in low-lying areas along Deduru Oya Basin for a further 48 hours. Due to signifi... Read More


Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority Bill presented to Parliament

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- The Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority Bill, which provides provisions to establish the Microfinance and Credit Regulatory Authority of Sri Lanka has been presented in ... Read More


Three arrested at BIA with cigarettes valued at over Rs. 17 mln

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- Three individuals have been arrested by Police officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake along with a stock of foreign-manufactured cigarettes valued... Read More


One lane of Kandy-Colombo road at Pahala Kadugannawa reopened for traffic - RDA

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- One lane of the Kandy-Colombo main road near Pahala Kadugannawa has been reopened, the Road Development Authority (RDA) has announced. The Pahala Kadugannawa section of the Kand... Read More


Level 3 (Red) landslide evacuation warning issued to areas in Kandy and Nuwara Eliya

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- A 'Level-3' (Red) landslide evacuation warning has been issued for multiple areas in the Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts by the National Building and Research Organisation (NBRO... Read More


Colombo-Kandy road temporary closed from Pahala Kadugannawa

Sri Lanka, Nov. 26 -- The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) announced that the Colombo-Kandy main road will be temporarily closed from the Pahala Kadugannawa area starting from 10.00 p.m. tonight (26),... Read More