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NBRO issues landslide warnings for 11 districts

Colombo, Oct. 21 -- The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) today issued early landslide warnings for eleven districts. Accordingly, the warning notices were issued to the Badulla, Colombo... Read More


Spike in panic attacks reported among young women and schoolgirls

Colombo, Oct. 21 -- Health professionals have raised concerns over a rising number of panic attack cases reported among young women and schoolgirls across the country, Government Medical Officers' Ass... Read More


Man arrested with intoxicant tablets valued Rs.100Mn smuggled from India

Colombo, Oct. 21 -- A consignment of more than 359,000 intoxicant tablets was seized in transit, and a suspect was arrested during a raid at Mandimuruppu yesterday. The suspect was transporting it fr... Read More


Sewwandi assisted in killing in hope of going to Europe

Colombo, Oct. 21 -- Ishara Sewwandi, arrested for her role in the murder of underworld figure "Ganemulla Sanjeewa," told investigators that she assisted in the killing in the hope of being sent to a E... Read More


Sri Lanka to sign several agreements with Vatican: Minister

Colombo, Oct. 21 -- Sri Lanka is to sign a number of agreements with the Vatican in the near future, Foreign Minister Vijitha Hearth told Parliament today. These will be signed with Vatican Foreign ... Read More


MPs to wear pink tomorrow to mark breast cancer month

Colombo, Oct. 21 -- All MPs are expected to wear pink tomorrow in order to mark breast cancer month. This is in response to Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne who made a request to that effect in Parliame... Read More


Contaminated Indian cough syrups: Is Sri Lanka at risk?

Colombo, Oct. 21 -- Deadly cough syrups recently linked to child deaths in India have set off alarm bells across the region, with Sri Lankan authorities on alert to keep unsafe medicines out of local ... Read More


Pakistan Hand ODI Captaincy to Star Pacer

Sri Lanka, Oct. 21 -- Pakistan have named a new ODI captain, taking over the reins from Mohammad Rizwan. Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi has been appointed as the new ODI captain, Pakistan Cricket Boar... Read More


Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu Makes Waves with 4 Wickets

Sri Lanka, Oct. 21 -- Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu produced a brilliant all-round display, starring with the ball to claim 4 for 42 against Bangladesh at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 202... Read More


Lanka Government Cloud back online after technical glitch

Colombo, Oct. 21 -- The Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) said that technical issues which caused a recent disruption to the Lanka Government Cloud (LGC) services hav... Read More