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WHO launches week-long mission to help Sri Lanka curb unsafe medical products
The WHO has begun a week-long mission to help Sri Lanka draft a national action plan against substandard, falsified and unregistered medical products.
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Adverse weather toll climbs past 31,000 across eight districts; Gampaha worst hit
DMC says more than 31,000 people across eight districts are now affected by the prevailing adverse weather, up from 28,933, with Gampaha still worst hit.
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Sri Lanka expands cervical cancer screening with 18 new colposcopy machines in state hospitals
Twelve new colposcopy machines have been installed in state hospitals this year, with six more next month, raising the state-sector total from 15 to 33 units.
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Two workers injured as part of six-storey building collapses in Kandy
Two workers were injured when part of a six-storey building collapsed in Kandy on Sunday, police said; the cause was not immediately confirmed.
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Health Ministry confirms meningitis outbreak via CSF tests; cases now span Kurunegala and Kandy
Secretary Anil Jasinghe says lab tests on spinal-fluid samples confirm meningitis in over 100 patients across Deniyaya, Diyatalawa, Kurunegala and Kandy.
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Met Department warns of week-long heavy showers across south-west, May 28 peak
Galle, Matara, Kalutara and Ratnapura tipped worst-hit as widespread showers over 80mm are forecast on May 27, peaking May 28 with rain through May 29.
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Rivers Recede But Ja-Ela Bridge Collapses As Southwest Monsoon Set To Establish
The Kelani has returned to normal and the Kalu is easing, but a Ja-Ela bridge collapsed and the southwest monsoon is set to establish around May 26-27.
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47% of Sri Lankans cannot afford a nutritious diet, Wayamba professor tells NSF forum
Prof Renuka Silva says a nutritious household diet costs Rs. 1,707 a day — over three times a basic energy-sufficient diet — pushing diversity out of reach.
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Meteorology warns of week-long heavy showers across south-west Sri Lanka
The Department of Meteorology forecasts sustained heavy rain through May 29 with the worst flooding risk on May 28 in Galle, Matara, Kalutara and Ratnapura.
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Tuk-tuk driver arrested at Colombo Port for fleecing cruise tourists of Rs. 180,000
Driver agreed an Rs. 18,000 city-tour fare then withdrew Rs. 90,000 twice from a tourist's ATM card; tourist police recovered the full sum and arrested him.
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Gammadda Rebuild moves to Kandy with vocational training for Ditwah survivors
Gammadda Rebuild's Kandy phase ran a second day at the Kandy Technical College with masonry, carpentry, electrical and plumbing training for Ditwah survivors.
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One dead, 7,757 affected as NBRO issues Red landslide warnings for Kegalle and Ratnapura
DMC reports first monsoon fatality after a 64-year-old swept away in Divulapitiya; NBRO red-level evacuate warnings cover Kegalle and Ratnapura.
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Mellawagedara bridge collapses, Naikanda road blocked as Attanagalu Oya warning extends to Monday
Aththanagalu Oya warning extended 48 hours to 6am Monday May 25; Mellawagedara temporary bridge collapsed; Katunayake-Minuwangoda road blocked at Naikanda.
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Kalu Ganga Reaches Minor Flood Level at Millakanda, Eight Kalutara Divisions on Alert
Kalu Ganga rose to minor flood level at Millakanda and is approaching danger marks at Ellagawa and Putupawula. Houses inundated in Ingiriya Nambapana area.
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2,388 dansals registered islandwide for Vesak so far, PHI Union says
The PHI Union has registered 2,388 Vesak dansals islandwide through MOH offices since early May, with registration set to continue until May 29.
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Amber Warning: Heavy Rain Above 100mm Forecast for 8 Districts
Met Department issues Amber-level advisory for Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western provinces plus Galle, warning of thundershowers above 100mm.
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DMT urges motorists to collect 100,000 unclaimed number plates before June 30
Nearly 100,000 printed number plates from 2023 and 2024 remain unclaimed at Narahenpita and district offices, DMT says, with a June 30 collection deadline.
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Three-month-old infant killed in three-wheeler accident on Nittambuwa-Ruwanwella road
An infant died at Avissawella Hospital after a three-wheeler overturned in Gonagala on the Nittambuwa-Ruwanwella road; Ruwanwella Police arrested the driver.
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Monsoon floods submerge Colombo–Avissawella road, divert six BIA flights to Mattala
Kelani and Kalu Ganga basins on flood warning; Pambegama records 336.5mm of rain in 24 hours as airport diversions hit Western Province.
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NBRO Landslide Alerts and Aththanagalu Oya Flood Warning as Monsoon Brings 200mm Rains
Gampaha, Kalutara and Ratnapura on Amber alert; Irrigation Department warns nine DS divisions of flooding as SW monsoon establishes over the island.
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One in Three Sri Lankans Has High Blood Pressure, Health Ministry Says
Hypertension-related illnesses account for nearly 34% of deaths; 63.9% of patients receive no treatment, NCD Unit Director Dr. Shreeni Alahapperuma warns.
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Polonnaruwa hospital performs Sri Lanka's first pediatric kidney transplant outside a children's hospital
China-Sri Lanka Friendship Nephrology Hospital in Polonnaruwa performed the first pediatric kidney transplant outside a specialist children's hospital on.
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President's Fund to grant scholarships to school-going children of low-income lottery sellers
The President's Fund board has approved monthly scholarships for school-going children of low-income National Lotteries and Development Lotteries sellers.
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Kelani Valley line train services restricted May 23-24 for Kota Road crossing repair
Sri Lanka Railways will close the Kota Road crossing between Baseline and Narahenpita from 9.30am May 23 to 7.30am May 24; no Fort-Narahenpita Sunday service.