Srilanka

Few showers will occur in Eastern and Uva provinces and in Hambanthota district.Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Sabaragamuwa and Western provinces and in Galle, Matara and Nuwara-Eliya districts after 2.00 pm.Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Central, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces during the morning.General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

The waste treatment process at Aruwakkalu solid waste management facility is to be commissioned in February, a senior project officer said yesterday.But the transfer of waste to the facility by train would take another six months, that is after completion of the construction of the waste transfer station in Kelaniya.

Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Malaysia Kapila Jayampathy receives the honour of AsiaBest Nation for Wildlife Tourism Sri Lanka was ranked first for the category of AsiaBest Nation for Wildlife Tourism by Top 10, Asiapremier publication. Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Malaysia Kapila Jayampathy accepted the honour of AsiaBest Nation for Wildlife Tourism at the Top Asia Corporate Ball 2019 at Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The Court of Inquiry set up by the Sri Lanka Air Force to probe the aircraft crash in Haputale to ascertain the cause behind the tragic incident has commenced investigations according to the Air Force.Air Force spokesman, Group Captain Gihan Seneviratne saidthat the Court on completion of its investigations will submit its findings to Air Force Commander Sumangala Dias.