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Power interruptions scheduled for Thursday

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved the Ceylon Electricity Board’s request for power interruptions for tomorrow (March 17).

Thereby, the areas listed under groups A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, and L will experience power cuts of two hours between 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m.

The aforementioned areas will again experience...

Details: Category: Srilanka; Published: 17 March 2022

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Sri Lanka s daily Covid-19 death count drops to one

Only one coronavirus related death has been reported within yesterday, according to the Government Information Department.

It said that the Director General of Health Services has confirmed 01 coronavirus related death for March 15, increasing the death toll in the country due to the virus to 16,408.

The deceased is reportedly a male patient over...

Details: Category: Srilanka; Published: 17 March 2022

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Train derailment causes delays on Kelani Valley line

An Avissawella-bound train that departed from Maradana has derailed at the Baseline Road railway station, Ada Derana correspondent says.

The derailment is reportedly causing delays for the trains operating on the Kelani Valley line....

Details: Category: Srilanka; Published: 17 March 2022

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GL conveys Sri Lanka s concerns over UK Travel Advisory

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris has pointed to “inaccuracies” contained in the UK Travel Advisory on Sri Lanka in its successive revisions, resulting in the projection of “a negative image” of the country.

He has conveyed the above to the UK authorities at a high level on Tuesday (March 15), the foreign ministry said.

“In this r...

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India will always stand with Sri Lanka - PM Modi

Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi stated that India would always stand with Sri Lanka, a close friendly neighbour, when the visiting Sri Lankan Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa called on him earlier today (March 16) in New Delhi.

Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa is on a two-day official visit to New Delhi to follow-up on the short and...

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Advisory issued over low-pressure area in Southwest Bay of Bengal

The Department of Meteorology has issued a weather advisory for the sea areas in the Equatorial Indian Ocean and adjoining parts of Southwest Bay of Bengal.

The ‘Amber’ advisory states that the low level disturbance located in the Southwest Bay of Bengal and Adjoining Equatorial Indian Ocean has developed in to a low-pressure area and lay centered o...