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Weather death toll rises to eight as DMC puts those affected above 11,800

Southwest monsoon kills six across Sri Lanka with nearly 3,000 affected; Met alerts for Thursday intensification.

Multi-source · 20 Aug 4, 2026

Lifestyle

Hill country roads cut by rockfalls and floodwater as rain tops 200 mm

The Colombo–Kandy and Hatton–Colombo roads were closed on Monday and homes flooded at Hatton and Ratnapura after rainfall reached 204 mm at Watawala.

Multi-source · 13 Aug 3, 2026

World

Colombia earthquake death toll passes 250 as rescuers race to find survivors

Death toll from the magnitude 7.4 earthquake in western Colombia has passed 250, with more than 100 aftershocks recorded and rescuers searching for survivors.

Multi-source · 10 Aug 10, 2026

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Business

Agriculture Ministry prepares cultivation plan to protect food security under El Niño

Deputy Minister Namal Karunaratne says a cultivation plan and water-management measures are in place to prevent a food shortage as El Niño conditions persist.

Aug 16, 2026

Politics

Nearly 10% of bus drivers and conductors tested positive for drugs, NTMI says

National Transport Medical Institute Chairman Professor Clifford Perera says screening across four provinces found close to one in ten drivers and conductors had used drugs.

Aug 16, 2026

Politics

NCPA reports over 1,000 child abuse complaints a month in June and July

The National Child Protection Authority says monthly complaints rose above 1,000 in June and July, up from a usual 600 to 800, driven mainly by child abandonment.

Aug 16, 2026

Politics

709 escaped prisoners still at large, National Audit Office finds

A National Audit Office report says 1,181 inmates escaped over six years and 709 were never re-arrested. Officers seized 5,083 phones from 22 prisons in 2025.

Aug 15, 2026

Politics

BASL says it has yet to receive full recording of meeting with President on judges' retirement age

The Bar Association says it is still waiting for the complete video recordings of its August 12 meeting with President Dissanayake on the 22nd Amendment.

Aug 15, 2026