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MEPA says 43 containers' worth of Elsa 3 plastic pellets recovered
Pellets from the sunken MSC Elsa 3 keep washing ashore from Jaffna to Galle as the monsoon intensifies, with compensation estimates now under way.
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Warm weather advisory issued for Eastern province and five districts
The Met Department has issued a warm weather advisory for the Eastern province and five districts, warning the heat index may reach 'Caution Level'.
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Conservation work begins at Anuradhapura's Western Monastery complex
The Central Cultural Fund has started conservation at the Western Monastery complex in Anuradhapura, with visitor infrastructure to be developed alongside.
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China to back bamboo 'bio-fence' plan to curb human-elephant conflict
China has agreed to provide technical and research support for bamboo bio-fences in Sri Lanka after talks in Beijing led by Anton Jayakody.
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Kelani Valley trains restricted as Nawala–Narahenpita crossing closes for repairs
Services between Colombo Fort and Nugegoda will be suspended from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on August 1 while the Nawala–Narahenpita level crossing is renovated.
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NARA investigates blue bottle jellyfish at Panadura beach after swimmers stung
Marine researchers are assessing a Physalia influx along Panadura beach after several bathers were hospitalised with stings, and have urged caution.
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PM joins devotees as 152nd Aadi Vel chariot procession crosses Colombo
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya offered a pooja tray to the silver chariot carrying Lord Murugan as the historic Vel procession passed Temple Trees.
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Great art has no ethnicity or language, says PM at Sujatha Attanayake tribute
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya honoured veteran singer Dr Sujatha Attanayake's seven-decade career, saying the true language of great art is humanity.
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Rainfall to increase in Sri Lanka's south-west from today
The Met Department expects a slight increase in rainfall over the south-western island from July 28, alongside strong winds of 40-50 kmph in several districts.
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Six killed, including a woman, in road accidents across Sri Lanka
Police say six people died in separate road accidents across the island on July 27, in crashes involving three-wheelers, motorcycles, a lorry and buses.
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Tame elephant injured in collision with tipper truck at Melsiripura
A tame elephant unloaded onto the road during transport was struck by a tipper truck at Omaragolle, Melsiripura. The driver has been arrested.
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Sri Lanka screens and vaccinates expectant mothers to curb hepatitis
On World Hepatitis Day, health officials say pregnant women are screened and vaccinated to block mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B.
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Rs. 20 million viewing centre begins construction at Dunhinda Falls
Work has started on a new viewing centre at the Badulla waterfall, replacing a platform more than five decades old that has deteriorated over time.
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Dutch tourist drowns while swimming at Nilaveli Beach
A 49-year-old Dutch national died after drowning off Nilaveli in the Kuchchaveli Police Division, Trincomalee, police said.
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258 fires reported in Colombo and suburbs so far this year
Colombo Fire Service Department records 258 fire incidents and 17 rescue operations from January, against 382 fires in all of last year.
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Dry spell deepens across Sri Lanka as El Niño strengthens
Reservoirs and irrigation tanks are drying up as El Niño intensifies, with the Met Department warning hot weather will worsen next month.
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Four killed, including four-year-old, in road accidents across Sri Lanka
Four people, among them a four-year-old child, died in separate road accidents reported across the island, police say.
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Decomposed body of 58-year-old man found in Karapitiya house
Police found the decomposed body of a 58-year-old man in the bathroom of a house in Karapitiya, Galle, after neighbours reported a foul odour.
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Seek urgent care for children with fever over 24 hours, doctors warn
Health officials urge parents to seek immediate treatment for children with prolonged fever as dengue admissions strain the Lady Ridgeway Hospital.
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Mahendra Perera wins Best Actor at Malaysia International Film Festival
The veteran Sri Lankan actor took the MIFFest 2026 Best Actor award for 'Riverstone', which also won Priyantha Sirikumara Best Supporting Actor.
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18-year-old monk drowns while bathing in Kirindi Oya
An 18-year-old Buddhist monk has died after drowning while bathing in the Kirindi Oya at Thelulla in Wellawaya, police say.
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Several spells of showers expected across the island today
The Department of Meteorology forecasts showers over several provinces and districts, with strong winds of up to 50 kmph in some areas.
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Sri Lanka's dengue death toll rises to 61 as cases exceed 80,000
The NDCU reports 61 dengue deaths and 80,905 cases for 2026, with more than 25,000 infections recorded in July alone.
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Five injured after wild elephant attacks van near Padukka
Five people were injured when a wild elephant attacked a van travelling from Padukka to Anuradhapura, according to the Daily Mirror.