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Showers and strong winds expected today

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- The Department of Meteorology issued a statement announcing that showers or thundershowers will occur from time to time today in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, and North-Western provi... Read More


Death toll climbs to 11 in Horana elderly home

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- The death toll from the fire at the Senehase Kedella Maupiya Sewana elderly home in Batagoda, Horana rose to 11. Police officials stated that 7 other individuals receive treatment... Read More


Seven students remanded over assault in Vavuniya

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- The Irattaperiyakulam police arrested 7 suspect students following the circulation of a series of videos on social media showing a group of students brutally assaulting two other ... Read More


Malnutrition affects one in five schoolchildren

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- More than one in five schoolchildren in Sri Lanka suffer from malnutrition. The Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Anil Jasinghe, shared this information during a media bri... Read More


CBSL releases daily exchange rates for US dollar

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- The buying rate of the US dollar stood at 330 rupees and 10 cents today. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka released the daily exchange rates today (04), which indicated the selling r... Read More


Scammers pose as Inland Revenue officials in new fraud attempt

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- Scammers impersonating Inland Revenue Department officials are trying to trick taxpayers into making payments through fraudulent links, the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness ... Read More


Rebuilding Sri Lanka funds remain untouched at Treasury

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- Donations collected under the 'Rebuilding Sri Lanka' initiative remain completely unutilised in a separate Treasury account. Officials from the Auditor General's Department share... Read More


Drug price hike considered amid rupee fall

Sri Lanka, June 4 -- The National Medicines Regulatory Authority considers an increase in medicine prices following the depreciation of the Sri Lankan rupee against the US dollar. The Chairman of the... Read More


Tourist arrivals rise 9.65% in May

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- Sri Lanka welcomed 145,745 tourists during the month of May, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority stated. This represents a 9.65% growth compared to the 132,919 tourist ar... Read More


Sacred Kapilawasthu relics return to Waskaduwa today following Hiru exposition

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- The sacred Kapilavastu relics of the Lord Buddha, which brought solace to hundreds of thousands of devotees for two full days at the historic Mahiyanganaya Temple, are being retur... Read More