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No toilet facilities during the glorious Kandy Perahera season

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- Soon, many thousands of Sri Lankans, if not millions, will assemble to watch the glorious annual Esala Perahera parade slowly along the streets of Kandy. But, calamitously, there... Read More


Cardinal to file legal action against MP Chamara Sampath

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith is to file legal action against MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake for making false statements, Cardinal's spokesman Fr. Cyril Gamini F... Read More


Y-12 aircraft hit by kite string; SLAF warns against flying kites near airports

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has urged the public to avoid flying kites near airports and runways after a Y-12 aircraft was forced to make an emergency return landing following... Read More


South Asia's longest irrigation tunnel completed under North Central Canal project

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- Excavation work on South Asia's longest irrigation tunnel, stretching 27.7 kilometres, was officially completed today (15) under the North Central Canal Project. The tunnel, con... Read More


SriLankan aircraft circle Middle East skies for over an hour due to airspace closures

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- Two SriLankan Airlines aircraft were forced to circle over the Middle East for more than an hour after Kuwait and Saudi Arabia temporarily closed their airspaces following a sudd... Read More


Govt steps up action on Ratnapura land, elephant conflict

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- The government has pledged to expedite solutions to long-standing land issues in the Kalthota and Weligepola divisions of Ratnapura District while introducing new measures to red... Read More


Sri Lanka begins talks on strengthening digital workforce and institutions

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- Sri Lanka has launched discussions with international development partners to strengthen the country's digital transformation by focusing on human resources and institutional cap... Read More


Special train services to Jaffna for Nallur Festival - Minister Bimal Rathnayake assures

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- Minister of Highways and Transport Bimal Rathnayake has assured that the government is paying attention to providing special train and bus services during the Nallur and Madhu fe... Read More


Road accident in Anuradhapura kills two, injures pregnant woman

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- Two people were killed and a pregnant woman was seriously injured following a collision between a motorcycle and a "Sisu Seriya" school bus in the Mihindupura area of Anuradhapur... Read More


Excavation at Chemmani mass grave resumes today

Sri Lanka, July 15 -- The third segment of the third phase of excavation at the Chemmani mass grave in Jaffna resumed on Wednesday morning. The court had granted permission for the third phase of exc... Read More