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Car crashes onto central guardrail on Southern Expressway

Sri Lanka, Sept. 7 -- A car veered off the road and came to a halt atop the central guardrail near the 32.4 km post in the Dodangoda area on the Southern Expressway this morning (07). Southern Expres... Read More


SriLankan Airlines cancels Jakarta flights over ash cloud

Sri Lanka, Sept. 7 -- Several SriLankan Airlines flights were cancelled due to ash clouds created following the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau in Indonesia. Flights scheduled to operate today (07) f... Read More


Written submissions on Anti-Corruption Amendment Bill petitions due today

Sri Lanka, Sept. 7 -- Written submissions regarding the petitions filed challenging the Anti-Corruption Amendment Bill can be filed before 12:00 noon today (07). The confidential determination on the... Read More


Second phase of third school term begins today

Sri Lanka, Sept. 7 -- The second phase of the third school term in government and government-approved private schools begins today (07). Accordingly, cleaning activities across school premises island... Read More


Five arrested over illegal antiquities excavation

Sri Lanka, Sept. 7 -- Five suspects who carried out excavations with the intention of searching for antiquities were arrested. Hingurakgoda Police stated that the group was taken into custody during ... Read More


Yala National Park to close from Sept. 14

Sri Lanka, Sept. 7 -- The Ministry of Environment has decided to temporarily close Yala National Park from September 14 to around October 10 due to prevailing high temperatures and their impact on wil... Read More


Hingurakgoda railway station modernisation work begins

Sri Lanka, Sept. 7 -- Modernisation work on the Hingurakgoda railway station in Polonnaruwa commenced recently. This took place under the patronage of Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Develo... Read More


Van destroyed in fire on Kalutara Road

Sri Lanka, Sept. 7 -- A van travelling on the main road in the Kandekade area of Morontuduwa on the Kalutara road caught fire suddenly and was destroyed. The driver of the van sustained injuries whil... Read More


Yoshitha Rajapaksa withdraws petition to halt money laundering case

Sri Lanka, Sept. 7 -- A special leave to appeal petition filed before the Supreme Court requesting an injunction to prevent the hearing of the case filed against former President Mahinda Rajapaksa's s... Read More


Hambantota Port Welcomes NYK's New-Generation LNG Dual-Fuel Car Carrier

Sri Lanka, Sept. 7 -- Hambantota International Port (HIP) has received NYK Line's Azalea Leader, marking the vessel's maiden call at the port in August. The Azalea Leader is a 200-metre-long, next-ge... Read More