A total of 16,930 persons from 5,738 families have been affected across eleven districts due to natural disasters such as flash floods, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC).
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Sri Lanka’s cost of living will rise to the 5 to 7 percent target, in the second half of 2025, the central bank has said, ending falling price it has achieved under broadly deflationary monetary policy since the second half of 2022.
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Two persons have been reported dead following a vehicle accident at Panwila in Kandy, police said.
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At least 35 passengers were injured and hospitalised following a head-on collision between two buses in Gandara, on the Matara-Tangalla main road.
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Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways Dr. Prasanna Gunasena alleges that a major racket involving ‘e-tickets’ for up-country trains to Ella is presently taking place.
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In celebration of the 75th birth anniversary of the Chief Monk of Sanchi Chethiyagiri Vihara, Most Venerable Banagala Upatissa Nayaka Thero, a prominent delegation from Sanchi paid a visit to the Sita Amman Temple in Nuwara Eliya. The group was warmly welcomed by Mr. S. Thiagu, representing the temple’s governing body.
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In recent days, adverse weather conditions in Sri Lanka severely impacted vegetable farmers in the Nuwara Eliya District, leaving them in a desperate situation. Particularly in areas such as Kandapola, Magasthota, and Shanthipura, small-scale farmers faced the complete destruction of their farmlands.
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The year 2024 has set a historic record for the highest number of Sri Lankans migrating for work, with 312,836 individuals leaving the country for employment opportunities overseas.
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The National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) has temporarily suspended the licenses of 60 pharmacies during the past five months.
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The government has decided to revamp the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) and convert it into a fully-fledged investigative arm like the Criminal Investigation Department (CID),
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