Showers will occur at times in Northern, Eastern and Uva provinces and in Matale, Nuwara-Eliya and Polonnaruwa districts. Fairly heavy falls above 50 mm are likely at some places in these areas. Several spells of showers will occur in Kandy and Anuradhapura districts. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces and in Kaluthara …
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Yesterday (28) evening, a motorbike that came behind collided with the back of the van on the coastal road area of Matara Tangalla road in the Matara police domination to turn south, a motorbike that came from behind collided with the back of the van and met with an accident. The motorbiker was injured in the accident and died while …
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Sri Lanka has officially surpassed its highest-ever number of tourist arrivals within a calendar year, with 2,333,797 visitors recorded in 2025 as of today. This figure surpasses the previous record of 2,333,796 tourists recorded in 2018, which had stood as the highest annual tourist arrival figure in the country’s history. The milestone arrival was an Indian tourist from Thiruvananthapuram, who …
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President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons expressed her condolences in a message posted on Facebook. She said the attacker had taken the lives of his own children and neighbours, and offered sympathy to the families affected. As many as nine persons were killed in a violent knife attack in Suriname’s capital Paramaribo. The victims included five children, making the incident one of the …
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The Presidential Secretariat stated that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake would submit a fresh nomination for the post of Auditor General in the coming days, following the rejection of several earlier nominees by the Constitutional Council. Article 153 of the Constitution provides that an AG, must be a qualified auditor, who shall be appointed by the President subject to the approval …
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The online registration programme for employers and members under the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) digitalisation initiative is set to be launched today (29), according to the Department of Labour. With effect from today, all services related to the EPF digitalisation programme will be accessible online
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The Road Development Authority (RDA) Director General K. W. Kandambi stated that 302 roads damaged due to floods and landslides in several parts of the island during the recent adverse weather, have now been opened for traffic and the remaining 14 roads are currently being urgently repaired. He was speaking at a media briefing yesterday, the Director General further said …
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Sri Lanka Customs has achieved a record revenue of Rs. 2,497 billion in 2025, exceeding the revised annual target, according to Customs Media Spokesperson and Director Chandana Punchihewa. The growth in revenue is attributed to a combination of internal measures introduced by Customs and the resumption of vehicle imports, which significantly increased collections. Last year’s revenue target stood at Rs. …
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Showers will occur at times in Uva province and in Ampara, Batticaloa, Matale, Nuwara-Eliya and Polonnaruwa districts. Fairly heavy falls above 50 mm are likely at some places in these areas. Several spells of showers will occur in Northern province and in Kandy, Anuradhapura and Trincomalee districts. Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Sabaragamuwa province and in …
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The funeral arrangements for Latha Walpola have been announced. Her remains will lie in state at Jayaratne Restpect Home, Borella, from 4:00 PM on December 28 through December 30 for public respects. The funeral will be conducted with full state sponsorship On December 31, the remains will be at Independence Square, Colombo, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM for state …
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