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Gill Century Sends Gujarat into IPL Final

SriLanka, May 30 -- Shubman Gill smashed a captain's century as Gujarat Titans stormed into the IPL 2026 final with a seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals on Friday, ending teenage star Vaibhav Soor... Read More


American crude arrives for the first time

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- A stock of American crude oil arrived in the country for the first time yesterday, steadying the fuel supply despite a possible price hike expected soon, an official said yesterda... Read More


Rain and strong winds likely across several areas

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- The Meteorology Department today forecast showers or thundershowers at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western provinces and in the Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara El... Read More


Transport ministry secretary resigns

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- Professor Kapila Perera, the Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development, has reportedly decided to resign from his post. According to sources, the pro... Read More


Traffic alert: Special plan for Matara-Hakmana road

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- A special traffic plan will be implemented today (May 29) on the roads surrounding the Midellawala Purana Viharaya in Thihagoda, Matara, in view of the 2026 State Vesak Festival, ... Read More


New Sri Lankan High Commission inaugurated in Wellington

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- Strengthening bilateral ties between Sri Lanka and New Zealand, the new High Commission of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in Wellington was officially opened yeste... Read More


Measures planned to prevent flooding on Katunayake airport road

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- Authorities have decided to take immediate and long-term measures to prevent flooding on the main road from Katunayake Airport to Andiambalam and Minuwangoda following repeated in... Read More


Minor flood risk forecast for Kuda Ganga and Maguru Ganga within 48 hours

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- The Irrigation Department has issued a warning that a minor flood situation may occur within the next 48 hours in low-lying areas of the Kuda Ganga and Maguru Ganga floodplains, f... Read More


Will Kapila's legal team be called to testify? - Court to decide on June 2

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- Colombo Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena ordered that the decision on whether the 19th and 20th witnesses, namely President's Counsel Rienzie Arsekularatne and his junior counsel U... Read More


Woman dies after three-wheeler crashes into bus stop in Thambalagamuwa

Sri Lanka, May 29 -- A woman has died and three others were injured after a three-wheeler veered off the road and crashed into a bus stop along the Kantale-Trincomalee Road in the Thambalagamuwa Polic... Read More