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Dilroy and Abeykoon for Asian Sevens

SriLanka, Aug. 22 -- Sri Lanka will make a significant contribution to the Asia Rugby Sevens series 2026 with Ishanka Abeykoon appointed as a referee and veteran Dilroy Fernando as referee manager for... Read More


Govt committed to equal rights and opportunities for all: PM

SriLanka, Aug. 22 -- Ensuring equal rights and equal opportunities for all citizens, without leaving anyone behind, is a fundamental policy of the Government, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya sai... Read More


Polonnaruwa records highest temperature at 37.2C

SriLanka, Aug. 22 -- Polonnaruwa recorded the highest temperature in Sri Lanka at 37.2C today (22), according to temperature data released by the Department of Meteorology. Several areas in the dry z... Read More


81,000 affected as dry spell deepens

SriLanka, Aug. 22 -- More than 81,000 people across seven districts are facing the effects of the prevailing dry weather, with growing concerns over access to drinking water, the Disaster Management C... Read More


Two-time world champion Tete shot dead outside home

SriLanka, Aug. 22 -- Two-time world champion Zolani Tete has been shot dead outside his home in South Africa. The 38 year old was killed in what has been described as an ambush in Mdantsane, Eastern ... Read More


Sri Lanka to strengthen management of shark fishing industry

SriLanka, Aug. 22 -- The Fisheries, Aquatic and Marine Resources Ministry has initiated a programme to strengthen the management of Sri Lanka's shark fishing industry in line with international standa... Read More


Jaffna temple festival eye injuries raise concerns over possible UV exposure

SriLanka, Aug. 22 -- Symptoms reported by 157 people including 58 men, 44 women and 55 children treated at Jaffna Teaching Hospital after attending a Hindu temple festival have raised serious concerns... Read More


Heat index alert issued for several areas

SriLanka, Aug. 22 -- The Meteorology Department has issued a heat index alert for the Eastern and North Central provinces and several districts in the North and Uva provinces, warning that the tempera... Read More


Nanaska appoints Aubrey Joachim to board

Sri Lanka, Aug. 21 -- Nanaska, one of Sri Lanka's professional education institutes specialising in the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) qualification, announced the appointment of... Read More


SLT-Mobitel leverages dollar reserves to self-fund network expansion, targets techco transition

Sri Lanka, Aug. 21 -- SLT Mobitel has aggressively built up its dollar reserves and retired expensive foreign debts ahead of schedule to self-fund its network expansion while shielding the telecom ope... Read More