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Spills gates of 12 major reservoirs closed after water levels recede

Sri Lanka, Dec. 21 -- Spill gates of 12 major reservoirs have been closed completely while overall, release of water from reservoirs across the country are currently decreasing, Eng. Nilantha Danapala... Read More


Fire at Thihariya three-storey building brought under control

Sri Lanka, Dec. 21 -- The fire that broke out this afternoon (21) within a three-storey building in Thihariya, Nittambuwa along the Colombo-Kandy main road has now been fully brought under control. T... Read More


Govt plans to relocate schools in landslide-prone areas: PM Harini

Sri Lanka, Dec. 21 -- Reopening schools located in landslide-prone areas would be extremely dangerous and therefore the government is focusing on identifying such schools and relocating them to suitab... Read More


Officers withdraw from disaster relief operations in Kalpitiya due to threats and attacks

Sri Lanka, Dec. 21 -- Government officers attached to the Kalpitiya Divisional Secretariat have temporarily withdrawn from disaster relief distribution activities. They have reportedly withdrawn from... Read More


President commends Sri Lanka Army for its unwavering service to the nation

Sri Lanka, Dec. 21 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has commended the Sri Lanka Army for its unwavering service to the nation and people during times of difficulty. President Dissanayake also ac... Read More


Imran Khan calls for protests in Pakistan after 17-year jail sentence

Sri Lanka, Dec. 21 -- Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan urged his supporters to gear up for countrywide protests following a 17-year jail term handed to him and wife Bushra Bibi in a corrupt... Read More


Special discussion held to minimize year-end container handling congestion

Sri Lanka, Dec. 21 -- A discussion has been held with the aim of taking urgent measures to minimize congestion in container handling, export, import and transshipment operations, which typically incre... Read More


Family members plea for help to locate missing vessel with five fishermen onboard

Sri Lanka, Dec. 21 -- A multi-day fishing trawler has gone missing after setting out from the Mirissa fishing harbor in Matara. The missing vessel named "Idurangi 1", and it is reported that five fis... Read More


Expectant mother arrested for packaging and selling illicit liquor to long-distance bus employees

Sri Lanka, Dec. 21 -- An expectant mother allegedly involved in the packaging of illicit liquor and sales operation targeting long-distance bus service employees has been arrested by the Wennappuwa Po... Read More


Man arrested with large quantity of ICE in Karandeniya

Sri Lanka, Dec. 21 -- An individual has been apprehended with a large quantity of crystal methamphetamine ('Ice') in Karandeniya, police stated. A 39-year-old individual was arrested after officers o... Read More