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Bus crash in Mexico kills 41

Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- A tragic bus accident in southern Mexico early Saturday morning claimed the lives of 41 people, according to a statement from the government of Tabasco state. Recovery efforts are... Read More


Sri Lanka struggles with Kusal Mendis delaying Australia's move for victory

Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- Sri Lanka 257 & 211 for 8 (Mathews 76, K Mendis 48*, Kuhnemann 4-52, Lyon 3-80) lead Australia 414 (Carey 156, Smith 131, Jayasuriya 5-151) by 54 runs Sri Lanka ended day three o... Read More


Island-wide power outage linked to Panadura substation incident

Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody stated that the island-wide power outage was caused by a monkey crashing into the Panadura grid substation. However, the Ministry of Power and Ener... Read More


Ella Odyssey Nanu Oya train service to begin operations

Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- A new train service, Ella Odyssey Nanu Oya, will operate between Nanu Oya and Badulla Railway Station from tomorrow (10), the General Manager of Railways, Dhammika Jayasundara, an... Read More


Island-wide power outage caused by imbalance in Colombo main system

Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- An imbalance in the Colombo main system led to a power outage across the island today (09), authorities confirmed. Despite the outage, train services remain unaffected, though pa... Read More


Fire breaks out in Angoda

Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- A fire has erupted at a vehicle garage near Angoda junction, the Fire Brigade reported. Three fire-fighting vehicles have been dispatched to the scene to control the blaze. Furth... Read More


Power supply restored to over 80% of the country

Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- The Ministry of Power and Energy announced that more than 80% of the electricity supply has been restored across the country. According to the ministry, efforts are underway to r... Read More


Nationwide power outage likely due to solar energy instability

Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- The Sri Lanka Electricity Board's Engineers' Association stated that today's nationwide power outage, which occurred around 11:15 a.m., was primarily caused by low electricity dem... Read More


Electricity Board to launch special investigation into nationwide power outage

Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- The Electricity Board has announced a special investigation to determine the cause of the nationwide power outage that occurred today (09). Meanwhile, the Sri Lanka Electricity B... Read More


Electricity supply restored after nationwide outage

Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- Power and Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody announced that electricity has been fully restored across the country following a nationwide power outage that occurred at around 11:15 a... Read More