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HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS FORECAST FOR MULTIPLE PROVINCES

Sri Lanka, June 14 -- The Department of Meteorology has announced that showers are expected to occur at times today (14) in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern, and North-western provinces. ... Read More


NPP AND SJB SECURE POWER IN KEY LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES

Sri Lanka, June 14 -- Today (13) saw the formation of several local government authorities where no single party secured an outright majority in the recent elections. The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)... Read More


SRI LANKA URGES ISRAEL AND IRAN TO DE-ESCALATE TENSIONS THROUGH DIPLOMACY

Sri Lanka, June 14 -- Sri Lanka has called on Israel and Iran to exercise restraint and engage in diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the tense situation in the Middle East. The message of the Ministry... Read More


DEPUTY MINISTER CLARIFIES MEDICINE SHORTAGE CLAIMS

Sri Lanka, June 14 -- Dr. Hansaka Wijemuni, the Deputy Minister of Health and Mass Media, has issued a special statement addressing recent reports regarding a medicine shortage in the country. Dr. Wi... Read More


INVESTIGATION ORDERED INTO BALANGODA SCHOOL INCIDENT

Sri Lanka, June 14 -- Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education, Dr. Madhura Seneviratne, has called for a preliminary investigation report within a week regarding the incident at Rajawaka Mah... Read More


LANDSLIDE WARNINGS ISSUED FOR SEVERAL DISTRICTS

Sri Lanka, June 14 -- The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued Level 1 landslide early warnings for the districts of Colombo, Galle, Kalutara, Ratnapura, Kegalle, Kandy, and Nuwar... Read More


RED ALERT ISSUED FOR STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS

Sri Lanka, June 14 -- The Department of Meteorology has issued a red alert for strong winds and rough seas, valid until 2:30 PM tomorrow (15). This is due to the active South-West Monsoon conditions.... Read More


MET DEPARTMENT FORECASTS HEAVY RAINFALL IN SEVERAL PROVINCES

Sri Lanka, June 14 -- The Department of Meteorology expects heavy rainfall of over 100 millimetres at some places in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces. In a weather advisory issued this afternoon, t... Read More


KANKASANTHURAI-NAGAPATTINAM FERRY SERVICE TEMPORARILY HALTED

Sri Lanka, June 14 -- The passenger ferry service between Kankasanthurai in Sri Lanka and Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu, India, has been temporarily suspended from today (14) to June 18. Indian media re... Read More


FLIGHT CHANGES DUE TO ISRAELI-IRANIAN CONFLICT

Sri Lanka, June 13 -- SriLankan Airlines has announced that flight delays and route changes may occur for flights to Europe due to the closure of Iranian airspace amid rising tensions from the Israeli... Read More