Low-pressure system over Bay of Bengal may intensify into cyclone – A developing weather system over the Andaman Sea could mark the beginning of a fresh cyclonic threat over the Bay of Bengal, with a low-pressure area likely to form…
RULE TO MOTOR CYCLES BELOW 50 CC TO REGISTER WITH DMT
Motorcycles below 50cc must be registered: DMT – Motorcycles with engine capacities of less than 48cc or 50cc must be registered, Commissioner General of Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) Retired Air Marshal Thushara Fernando said today (22).Speaking at a media…
IN DRUG RAIDS IN PAST TWO YEARS 580,000 ARRESTED
Over 580,000 arrested in drug raids over past two years: Minister Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala today told Parliament that the Government has intensified investigations into drug-related offences, with 586,824 individuals arrested during 588,180 drug raids conducted over the past…
WE OURSELVES SHOULD DRIVE OURSELVES SYSTEMIC CHANGE-MINISTER
‘We must drive systemic change ourselves’: Minister – Sri Lanka must take responsibility for driving the systemic change the people aspired to several years ago, Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government Professor Chandana Abeyratne said.“We are living…
UPCOUNTRY TRAINS DELAYED OVER SOIL SLIPPAGE IN KADIGAMUWA
Soil slippage at Kadigamuwa delays Upcountry trains again – Trains operating on the Upcountry railway line were delayed again today due to soil slippage near Kadigamuwa railway station following continued rainfall, the Railways Department said.The department said soil from an…
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN BAY OF BENGAL CAUTIONS FISHING, NAVAL PERSONNEL
Fishing, naval communities warned of developing low-pressure system in Bay of Bengal – Naval and fishing communities have been warned against venturing into specified deep-sea areas in the Bay of Bengal as a low-pressure area is likely to form tomorrow…
NEW YTD LOW RECORDED IN ASPI WITH 19,700
CSE tests 19,700 as ASPI reaches new YTD low The Colombo Stock Exchange closed lower for a fourth consecutive session on 22 October 2026, with both benchmark indices weakening as selling pressure remained broad across the market. The ASPI declined…
DELAY IN STARTING NOROCHCHOLAI PLANT QUESTIONED
Why does it take days to restart Norochcholai power plant? The Ministry of Energy has explained that restarting the Norochcholai coal power plant after a shutdown can take several days because its boilers, turbines and other critical equipment must be…
NAMAL QUESTIONS WHAT ABOUT IGP? AFTER FGNANSARA’S CONVICTION
Gnanasara Thera convicted, what about the IGP? Namal questions – SLPP National Organizer and MP Namal Rajapaksa today questioned what action would be taken against Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasooriya, arguing that the law should be applied equally…
COURT ORDER TO EVICT PROTESTORS FROM VIHARAMAHADEVI PARK CAUSES A TENSE SITUATION
Tense situation at Viharamahadevi Park over court order to evict protesting monks – A tense situation erupted today at the Viharamahadevi Park premises in Colombo, where a group of Buddhist monks has been staging a Satyagraha campaign demanding a presidential…
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