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Low-lying areas along Kala Oya at risk of flooding

Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- Flooding threatens low-lying areas along the Kala Oya as water levels approach flood level following heavy rainfall in the river basin's upper and middle catchment areas, Irrigat... Read More


Govt. steps up investigations into fake social media accounts inciting racial tensions

Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- The Government has paid special attention on attempts to incite racial and religious tensions among communities through fake social media accounts, Public Security Minister Anand... Read More


Local weapons make wildlife crime harder to track

Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- The use of locally manufactured firearms and equipment is making it difficult for wildlife authorities to trace those responsible for crimes against wild animals, Department of W... Read More


Two Norochcholai units to rejoin national grid today

Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- Two of the three generation units at the Lakvijaya Coal Power Plant in Norochcholai are expected to be reconnected to the national grid by this morning (22), following the nation... Read More


Private tuition for pre-school children is illegal

Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- Director of the Early Childhood Development Authority H.M.Wasantha Herath said holding tuition classes for Pre- School children is illegal. Addressing a meeting of the Monaragal... Read More


Prison population drops to 36,925 by September 30: Minister

Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- Justice and National Integration Minister Harshana Nanayakkara said today that the number of inmates in Sri Lankan prisons has declined following measures introduced to expedite ... Read More


Ministry clarifies Indian religious leader's Sri Lanka visit was in February

Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism today clarified that the visit of Indian religious leader Mahamandaleshwar Swami Kailashanand Giri Ji to Sri Lanka... Read More


Severe lightning warning issued for several areas

Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- The Department of Meteorology has warned of possible severe lightning in the Central, Eastern and Uva provinces and the Polonnaruwa and Hambantota districts. In an advisory, the... Read More


Tusker 'Mahasen' goes missing, Sajith tells Parliament

Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today informed Parliament that 'Mahasen', believed to be the tusker with the largest tusks in Sri Lanka, has gone missing. He said the tusker ... Read More


Sri Lanka CERT warns of critical PHP security vulnerabilities

Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- Sri Lanka CERT has issued a critical cybersecurity alert urging public and private sector organisations and website developers to address security vulnerabilities affecting syste... Read More