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Low-pressure area in Bay of Bengal likely to intensify into a cyclone by November 16

Sri Lanka, Nov. 14 -- The low-pressure area currently prevailing in the southeast Bay of Bengal sea area is highly likely to develop into a depression tomorrow, according to the Department of Meteorol... Read More


GMOA observes discrepancies between President's budget speech and related documents

Sri Lanka, Nov. 14 -- Discrepancies between the points stated by the President during the budget speech and the related documents were observed, according to the Government Medical Officers' Associati... Read More


Police to review 100 videos over unrest near Ruwanwelisaya

Sri Lanka, Nov. 14 -- Investigation progress regarding the unrest that occurred near the Ruwanwelisaya grounds in Anuradhapura will be reported to the court following a thorough review of video footag... Read More


Rs. 85 of every Rs. 100 spent on development comes from borrowing

Sri Lanka, Nov. 14 -- Sri Lanka borrows Rs. 85 for every Rs. 100 spent on development, while the Government has failed to strengthen the economy despite the financial resources available to it, Sri La... Read More


Belarus waives arrival visa fees for Sri Lankan students

Sri Lanka, Nov. 14 -- The Government of Belarus has announced a visa fee exemption for Sri Lankan students travelling to the country for the first time to pursue higher education. According to the Mi... Read More


Laugfs defends gas price hike amid global market pressures

Sri Lanka, Nov. 14 -- Laugfs Gas has defended its recent price revision, maintaining that the increase was necessary to absorb mounting international cost pressures rather than to generate profits or ... Read More


Handunnetti accuses Laugfs of hiking gas prices to create political narrative during budget

Sri Lanka, Nov. 14 -- Minister Sunil Handunnetti has claimed that the recent Laugfs Gas price hike was a calculated move designed to overshadow government budget reliefs and hand the opposition a poli... Read More


India arrests suspect linked to trafficking of Sri Lankans

Sri Lanka, Nov. 14 -- India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a wanted suspect in a human trafficking case involving Sri Lankan nationals, following his return from Sri Lanka, where h... Read More


Sri Lanka considers Chinese AI technology to warn villages of approaching wild elephants

Sri Lanka, Nov. 14 -- Sri Lanka is considering adopting an artificial intelligence-based early warning system from China to detect wild elephants moving towards villages and alert nearby residents bef... Read More


Kanchana Wijesekera rules out return to politics, says he is content with corporate career

Sri Lanka, Nov. 14 -- Former Minister Kanchana Wijesekera has said he has no plans to re-enter politics, reflecting on his transition to the corporate sector after stepping away from political activit... Read More