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Earth slip at Watawala blocks Hatton–Colombo main road
Soil and trees came down at Kuyilwatte in Watawala during heavy rain, halting traffic on the Hatton–Colombo road while residents and police worked to clear it.
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Yohani to perform at India's Ziro Festival in a line-up of 41 acts
The singer takes original Sinhala-language music to Arunachal Pradesh, in what her manager calls a shift from miracle story to routine booking.
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Free zoo entry for under-12s on October 1 for Children's Day
Dehiwala Zoo, Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Pinnawala Zoo and Ridiyagama Safari Park will admit children under 12 free of charge on World Children's Day.
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Wildlife officers get motorcycles and field vehicles for 5,741km elephant fence network
The Environment Ministry has issued motorcycles and field vehicles to wildlife officers maintaining Sri Lanka's 5,741km electric fence network.
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Met Department warns of rain above 100mm and very rough seas in the Bay of Bengal
Met warns of heavy rain >100mm, very rough Bay of Bengal seas across four provinces today. Winds 70 km/h offshore; fishermen advised to stay ashore.
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Free phone booking for driving licence medical tests starts tomorrow, NTMI says
Free phone booking for driving licence medical exams starts 24 September. NTMI allows reservations from any network at no charge from tomorrow.
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President's Fund to honour 2025 A/L top achievers, starting in Kilinochchi
Nearly 3,000 high performers at the 2025 A/L exam will each receive Rs. 100,000, with the first district ceremony set for Kilinochchi on September 26.
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Plans drawn up to develop Kurunegala's Ridi Viharaya as a tourist destination
Presidential Secretariat talks on developing the ancient Ridi Viharaya for tourism while protecting its identity and surrounding ecosystem.
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One dead, two injured in fire at Soysapura housing scheme in Moratuwa
Fire broke out in Block C of the Soysapura Housing Complex on Wednesday evening. Police suspect a gas leak; two fire trucks were deployed to the scene.
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Fire damages computer shop on Negombo Road at Welisara
A blaze broke out at a computer shop on the Negombo main road at Welisara on Wednesday evening. No casualties were reported; Mahabage Police are investigating.
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Eight-hour water cut across five Anuradhapura areas for Kalawewa plant work
The NWSDB will suspend supply from 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. on Wednesday in Ihala Gama, Kalawewa, Maradankadawala, Thirappane and Kekirawa.
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Bay of Bengal low becomes a depression; fishing barred across a large block of sea
Bay of Bengal depression closes fishing grounds across 5°N–22°N. Met Department issues red marine warning as system deepens toward Indian coast.
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Sri Lankan-origin actress Bhavithra Gananathan to play Sita at Wembley on Sunday
The 19-year-old makes her professional debut in Diwali Story: The Journey of Ram at OVO Arena Wembley on 27 September, opposite Kiran Kaanan as Ram.
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CEA asks book fair visitors to bring their own bags as polythene rules tighten
CEA promotes reusable bags at Colombo Book Fair as single-use plastics banned from food outlets. Polythene restrictions tighten for major event.
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33 of 618 essential medicines out of stock, Health Minister tells Parliament
Nalinda Jayatissa said 585 essential drugs are available and all 13 life-saving medicines are fully stocked, with funds released for local purchases.
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Police set out who is exempt from the expressway seat belt rule
Police clarify who is exempt from expressway seat belt rule: children under 12, passengers under 4.5 feet, and those with medical exemptions.
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Doctors ask who cleared 190,000 cancer injections through Customs
A doctors' union says a Rs. 250 million G-CSF consignment entered Sri Lanka without meeting labelling and registration standards, and wants the NMRA to explain.
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38 schools closed and a minor flood warning on the Kuda Ganga as rain continues
Thirty-five of the closures are in the Central Province, where zonal directors now decide school by school. Maliboda recorded 104 mm in ten hours.
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A/L 2026 practical exams run from 24 September to 21 October
Aesthetic subjects start first, Bio Systems Technology last. Admission cards are downloadable from seven days before each test.
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Ampara gets 14 new elephant control units as conflict escalates
A district committee has approved 14 Elephant Control Units for Ampara, deployed over 2,000 support personnel and proposed a waste-to-energy plant at the
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Fisheries Department orders multi-day boats out of Andaman waters as low-pressure system deepens
Sri Lankan multi-day vessels around the Andaman Islands have been told to run south. The Met Department expects the system to deepen into a depression as it
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Plantation worker killed and seven injured in wasp attack at Lindula estate
A 77-year-old worker died after wasps attacked eight labourers at Waltrim Estate, Lindula. The nest was disturbed during the adverse weather now covering the
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Navy puts 171 disaster relief teams on standby and deploys 14 inland
Three teams are in Ratnapura, the only place under both a Red landslide warning and a river flood alert. The deployment reaches four provinces, not two.
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Red landslide warnings double to six districts as five rivers reach flood levels
The NBRO has added Galle, Kalutara and Ratnapura to its top evacuation tier, and the Mahaweli, Kelani, Kalu, Gin and Nilwala are all rising.