Anu Dissanayaka

Due to the active southwest monsoon conditions over the island, prevailing showery condition in the southwestern part of Sri Lanka is likely to enhance on September 01, the Meteorology Department said in an Amber advisory issued this afternoon (Aug. 31). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/j74xiv9 https://ift.tt/FdmRl7X

SriLankan Airlines is all set to expand its operations in Kerala. The airline is likely to add one more flight to Thiruvananthapuram during the coming winter schedule. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/d4RMIBH https://ift.tt/ysmDJG3

The Ministry of Health has decided to seek public opinion regarding the drug procurement process. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/DAlBZUN https://ift.tt/PTyp2f4

At least 52 people have died after a fire broke out in a block of flats in Johannesburg, South African authorities say. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Dil4OUq https://ift.tt/47hSoEV

Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to skip a summit of G20 leaders in India next week, sources familiar with the matter in India and China told Reuters. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/kqxrKaZ https://ift.tt/x6ePpu7

An extraordinary combination of a supermoon and a blue moon will be visible tonight (Aug 30) in the sky, Chairman of the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies Prof. Chandana Jayaratne said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/OAg6jxd https://ift.tt/ZOz6Ldp

FitsAir, Sri Lanka s only privately-owned low-cost airline has been adjudged as Asia s most punctual Airline in the month of July 2023. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/6fR24Kl https://ift.tt/kN7LMAR

A woman s attempt to smuggle out gemstones worth over Rs. 290 million to India has been foiled by the security officers of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/QRDb1N6 https://ift.tt/edpASiD

The nominations of five individuals including the president of Anuradhapura District Football Association Dacshitha Sumathipala have been rejected by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) electoral committee. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Gv5HID7 https://ift.tt/xbFTmhM

During his visit to Kandy, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has emphasized the government s resolute dedication to protecting religious shrines and historical sites. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/u2fA5jr https://ift.tt/yZSCA3t

The Department of Wildlife Conservation says the sea turtles that were washed ashore on the beaches around the island are suspected to have died due to some underwater explosion. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/UB8RX2x https://ift.tt/wB06jvy

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved to further simplify the visa methodologies carried out at present by the Department of Immigration and Emigration. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/GPaNSrt https://ift.tt/wzfXho0

The Cabinet of Ministers has given the go-ahead to a proposal presented by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in his capacity as the Finance Minister, with a view to ensuring an uninterrupted supply of liquefied petroleum (LP) gas in the country from January 2024. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/ewSn8cH https://ift.tt/AcHJ9rn

Depositing Aswesuma benefits payments for 1.5 million out of the identified 2 million beneficiaries has been initiated in stages, Finance State Minister Shehan Semasinghe says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/KRpJsZY https://ift.tt/1lp4y2W

The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday suspended former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan s recent conviction on corruption charges, his lawyer Naeem Panjutha said, though it was unclear whether this would lead to his release from jail. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/s0ndIGF https://ift.tt/qwisGnY

State banks will remain open tomorrow (Aug. 30) despite it being a Poya day, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/yInh4A7 https://ift.tt/aoQYGJp

The Supreme Court has concluded the deliberations of the petitions filed challenging the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Draft Bill, which was presented to the Parliament by the government. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/YabN7Bp https://ift.tt/9OnJGdq

One of 06 students of the Rajarata University who had allegedly trespassed into the university s swimming pool complex, has drowned in the swimming pool, Ada Derana reporter said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/fE2q8MP https://ift.tt/aeDYPLO

Thailand and Sri Lanka expect to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) in early 2024 as the two parties aim for three more rounds of talks this year to conclude the negotiations, according to the chief of the Trade Negotiations Department. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/ayUC6gn https://ift.tt/R52PUza

Russia s Investigation Committee said on Sunday the results of genetic tests had confirmed the identities of the 10 people who died in a plane crash last Wednesday and that they included the founder of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Cm6FpPv https://ift.tt/chxCFtE

The Department of Meteorology announced that on the apparent southward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri Lanka during August 28 to September 07 this year. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/PxJ0MXC https://ift.tt/EbnwVC2

The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is to halve the $200 daily fee it charges tourists in an effort to boost a sector still struggling to recover a year after the end of COVID-19 restrictions. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/IUASEQm https://ift.tt/wEmRubo

The number of dengue patients reported in Sri Lanka during the time elapsed this year has climbed to 61,000. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/1sQSAze https://ift.tt/Qo7f4NH

Minister Kanchana Wijesekera says the progress of 6 large-scale renewable energy projects was reviewed with the developers and the officials of Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority (SLSEA) and Power Energy Ministry on Friday (Aug. 26). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/nc8ejYI https://ift.tt/Qo7f4NH

British Deputy High Commissioner Lisa Whanstall has called on Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena to discuss the commencement of the 2nd phase of UK aid programme to Sri Lanka. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/p7A0hmY https://ift.tt/5rG78tu

A privately-owned bus plying from Mawanella to Colombo has veered off the road and crashed into a tree in Molagoda, Kegalle after a group of club-wielding assailants tried to attack its driver and conductor. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/domOB59 https://ift.tt/cKUxN3j

Outgoing Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India, Milinda Moragoda, paying a farewell call on Indian Minister of Road Transport Highways Nitin Gadkari, has discussed cooperation in promoting alternatives to fossil fuels such as electricity and bio-fuels in the transport sector. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/TJRt2qi https://ift.tt/7163nWo

After the superannuation of Indian Ambassador to Australia Manpreet Vohra this December, Indian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay is tipped to succeed him at Canberra, while Indian Ambassador to EU, Santosh Jha, is set to replace Baglay in Colombo. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/ke4srRc https://ift.tt/10DCGkX

The Central Committee of the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) has unanimously decided repudiate Dr. G. Wijersuriya s position as the Deputy Director General of Health Services henceforth. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/6ytRcMp https://ift.tt/5WI8wKP

The 44-year-old who was critically wounded after being gunned down in Talangama earlier today has died, hospital sources told Ada Derana. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/P986nUe https://ift.tt/YA7ztVE

A man was reportedly hacked to death in Mattakkuliya on Thursday night (24 Aug), while another, aged 28, was injured during the attack. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/hRWuzHw https://ift.tt/BpPn71D

China s Foreign Ministry said early on Friday that President Xi Jinping told Prime Minister Narendra Modi in talks on Wednesday that both sides “should bear in mind the overall interests” of ties and “handle properly the border issue”. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/59SC2yJ https://ift.tt/WMCEz3B

Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha states that a special cabinet paper will be submitted in order to fill the existing graduate teaching vacancies. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/DsLuMox https://ift.tt/Ky1bAlg

The Central Crime Branch (CCB) of the Bangalore police in India has arrested three Sri Lankan nationals staying at an apartment in the Bangalore city. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/XituLw2 https://ift.tt/RlOj3z7

A circular focusing on measures to accelerate the fall in market lending rates is due to be issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka on Friday (25 Aug). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/FG2cKfo https://ift.tt/bplCST0

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has extended his heartiest congratulations to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the successful lunar landing of Chandrayaan-3. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/BfG7KJs https://ift.tt/PbcaSAG

Two persons have reportedly died after being gunned down in Mannar a short while ago (24 Aug). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/5cNoCWE https://ift.tt/E1ZOK2g

The newly constructed Polpitiya-Hambantota 220kV transmission line has been connected to the national grid, upon completion of its preliminary work. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/UOigWl7 https://ift.tt/kKwPHD1

Two newly appointed ambassadors and a high commissioner to Sri Lanka presented their credentials to President Ranil Wickremesinghe in a formal ceremony held at the Presidential Secretariat today (Aug. 23). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/aTpNJGk https://ift.tt/q9FmEjD

At least 17 workers died and several more are feared to be trapped after an under-construction railway bridge collapsed in India s northeastern state of Mizoram on Wednesday, officials said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/URQpPjc https://ift.tt/r4DSeBI

According to the proposal of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), if the government removes the SVAT facility, an efficient mechanism should be implemented for refunding the VAT, all the Associations of Export Industries informed the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Alleviating the Impact of the Economic Crisis. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/hJg61bP https://ift.tt/y2YB7fw

The total extent of paddy land destroyed by the prevailing drought stood at 51,055 acres as at August 22, the Agriculture Ministry said today (Aug. 23). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/1nevwO2 https://ift.tt/d2mts64

The manufacture and sale of single-use plastic products will be banned in Sri Lanka with effect from October 01, 2023, the Central Environment Authority (CEA) says. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/INSjZtA https://ift.tt/q6EQdjZ

The Colombo Magistrate s Court has ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to obtain the clothes worn by late businessman Dinesh Schaffter at the time of his death, which are currently in the custody of the Department of the Government Analyst, MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/O6IEy4e https://ift.tt/zlx1Rv9

The Colombo Lotus Tower Pvt. Ltd. has taken measures to establish educational viewing points at the tower s observation deck, as a proactive measure to also prevent incidents of vandalism. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/ixsSWE4 https://ift.tt/5qJhaWe

Acting Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe has emphasised that no Member of Parliament has requested the Ministry of Finance to grant duty-free vehicle permits, despite recent reports. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/sKABcT0 https://ift.tt/tHNxv4i

Eight persons were apprehended by the Sri Lanka Navy on Monday evening (21 Aug), for engaging in illegal fishing using unauthorized nets off Kallarawa area in Trincomalee. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Nnekwxg https://ift.tt/3rCqLBo

Sri Lanka today (22 Aug) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Singapore to collaborate on carbon credits within the framework of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/yXSHGMj https://ift.tt/bvGqc6l

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has held bilateral talks with Singapore s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday (Aug. 22). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/wxpXVG2 https://ift.tt/5QfnMDC

The heat index – the temperature felt on the human body – is expected to increase up to the Caution level at some places in Northern, North-central, Eastern and Uva provinces and Hambantota District, the Meteorology Department said in a heat index advisory. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/FifHLme https://ift.tt/9m4PWXQ