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Sri Lanka urged to strengthen battery waste regulations amid growing pollution concerns

Sri Lanka, Oct. 26 -- More than 5,000 metric tonnes of sulfuric acid leak into the environment each year without proper disposal protocols due to lead-acid battery recycling, according to the Centre f... Read More


India-backed project to digitise palm-leaf manuscripts launched at Gangaramaya Temple

Sri Lanka, Oct. 26 -- The South Asian Manuscript Histories and Textual Archive Palm-Leaf Manuscript Digitisation Project began at the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo on October 23 to protect ancient doc... Read More


President Dissanayake congratulates Lula on Brazilian election victory

Sri Lanka, Oct. 26 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake extended congratulations via his X account to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who won the Brazilian presidential election. The President mentioned ... Read More


Cyclone Arnab expected to intensify into severe storm by tonight

Sri Lanka, Oct. 26 -- The Department of Meteorology forecasts that the deep depression present in the east-central and adjoining southeastern sea area of the Bay of Bengal has developed into the cyclo... Read More


USS Canberra returns to Colombo for second visit in 2026

Sri Lanka, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka appreciates the warm welcome extended to USS Canberra (LCS 30) as the Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship returns to the Port of Colombo on Oc... Read More


Shashi Weerawansa sentencing case postponed to 11th

Sri Lanka, Oct. 26 -- Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama today (26) ordered the sentencing case against Ranasinghe Mudiyanselage Shirja Udayanthi, alias Shashi Weerawansa, who was found gui... Read More


Wanathawilluwa explosives case: Naufar Maulvi among two jailed for 12 years

Sri Lanka, Oct. 26 -- The Colombo Trial-at-Bar sentenced Naufar Maulvi and another individual to 12 years of rigorous imprisonment each after they pleaded guilty to charges of accumulating firearms an... Read More


Strong winds damage 100 houses in Mahawewa, Iranawila

Sri Lanka, Oct. 26 -- Strong winds blowing through the Iranawila West area in Mahawewa, Chilaw, have damaged nearly 100 houses, according to the Mahawewa Divisional Secretary. The sudden strong winds... Read More


Decision to close schools due to heavy rain handed to provincial education authorities

Sri Lanka, Oct. 26 -- The Education Ministry says Provincial Education Secretaries and Provincial Education Directors have been given authority to make appropriate decisions if prevailing heavy rains ... Read More


Supreme Court delivers decisive ruling on Commercial High Court's jurisdiction

Sri Lanka, Oct. 26 -- The Supreme Court delivered a decisive judgment regarding the jurisdiction of the Commercial High Court to hear cases. The Supreme Court issued this order invalidating a case th... Read More