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Thunderstorms with heavy rain and severe lightning expected across several parts of Sri Lanka
The Department of Meteorology has issued an amber warning for severe lightning and heavy rainfall in several parts of Sri
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Kusal Mendis confident Sri Lanka can handle Pakistan’s green pitches in Test series
Sri Lanka Test captain Kusal Mendis has expressed confidence in his team’s ability to perform on green pitches in Pakistan,
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කාවන්තිස්ස සිහිකරන්න පොලිසියෙන් අවසර නෑ
මහනුවර ඓතිහාසික ශ්‍රී දළදා මාළිගාව ඉදිරිපිට පූජනීය පරිශ්‍රයේ දී අද පෙරවරුවේ ,කාවන්තිස්ස හස්තියා සිහිකර පහන් දැල්වීමට පැමිණි පිරිසක් එම ස්ථානයෙන් ඉවත් කිරීමට පොලිසිය පියවර ගත්තේය.
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Global oil prices record sharp weekly decline amid hopes of easing Middle East tensions
Global oil prices have recorded one of their sharpest weekly declines in years, as investors anticipate a possible easing of
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Sri Lanka Police raid hotel housing 32 Chinese nationals over suspected online fraud
Sri Lanka Police have searched a hotel in Panadura where 32 Chinese nationals were staying, following information about suspected online
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GMOA announces protest over alleged economic injustices against doctors
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has announced a protest in Colombo on November 10 over what it describes as
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Overseas Sri Lankans send home USD 735.6 million in October
Workers’ remittances to Sri Lanka reached USD 735.6 million in October 2026, recording an increase compared to both the previous
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Sri Lanka’s foreign reserves reach USD 7.09 billion in October
Sri Lanka’s gross official reserves reached USD 7.09 billion at the end of October 2026, according to the latest Weekly
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Construction of Mannar–Mullikulam 220kV power transmission line to begin today
Construction of a 26-kilometre, 220kV double-circuit power transmission line connecting Mannar and Mullikulam is scheduled to commence today (08), under
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‘‘2025 අය වැයේ සියයට 40 ක්‍රියාත්මක කර නැහැ‘‘
2025 අයවැයේ එන ඉහළ මුදලක් වෙන්කර ඇති අයවැය පොරොන්දු 36ක් අතරින්, 40%කට ආසන්න ප්‍රමාණයක් සැළකිය යුතු මට්ටමින් ක්‍රියාත්මක කර නැතැයි වෙරිටේ රිසර්ච් අලුත්ම තොරතුරුවලින් අනාවරණය කරයි.
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Tanker on fire in Strait of Hormuz after hitting naval mine, says Iranian navy
The Iranian navy has said that a tanker has caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after hitting a naval mine, halting its journey. “An offending oil tanker that was travelling in an unsafe area east of the Strait of Hormuz caught fire” after hitting a naval mine...
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