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Oct 15 2024 October 15, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:00 am
Fire breaks out in train engine near Kalutara, Sri Lanka

Train engine catches fire near Kalutara, disrupting coastal train services

October 15, 2024 - 9:00 am

A train running from Kalutara to Maradana caught fire near the Kalutara railway station.

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Oct 15 2024 October 15, 2024 April 6, 2026 1Comment 8:47 am
Department of Census and Statistics - Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s industrial production rises by 1.2% in August 2024

October 15, 2024 - 8:47 am

The industrial production index showed a 1.2% growth in August 2024 compared to August 2023.

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Oct 14 2024 October 14, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 7:42 pm
Supreme Court Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka to reassess Adani group’s Mannar wind power project

October 14, 2024 - 7:42 pm

The Attorney General informed the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today (October 14) that the new Cabinet has decided to reassess the Wind Power Project in Mannar, which involves India’s Adani Group.

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Oct 14 2024 October 14, 2024 April 6, 2026 1Comment 2:08 pm
Department of Examinations - Sri Lanka

Grade 5 scholarship exam won’t be reheld, free marks to be awarded

October 14, 2024 - 2:08 pm

The Commissioner General of Examinations, Amith Jayasundara, states that the Grade 5 Scholarship Exam will not be held again.

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Oct 14 2024 October 14, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 12:42 pm
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One dead, 19 injured in boiler explosion at Badalgama factory

October 14, 2024 - 12:42 pm

The police report that 19 workers were injured and one person died in an explosion this morning (October 14) at a carbon production factory in the Badalgama area of Gampaha.

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Oct 14 2024 October 14, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 12:25 pm
Arjun Aloysius

Arjun Aloysius sentenced to six months in prison for VAT evasion

October 14, 2024 - 12:25 pm

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has sentenced three individuals, including Arjun Aloysius, a director of W.M. Mendis & Company Ltd., to six months in prison for VAT evasion.

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Oct 14 2024 October 14, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 11:17 am
Department of Examinations - Sri Lanka

Final decision on Grade 5 scholarship exam expected today

October 14, 2024 - 11:17 am

The final decision regarding this year’s Grade 5 scholarship exam in Sri Lanka, where some questions were reportedly leaked, will be announced today (October 14).

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Oct 14 2024 October 14, 2024 April 6, 2026 1Comment 7:50 am
NPP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake

NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake calls for stronger political power to drive transformation

October 14, 2024 - 7:50 am

“I acknowledge the right of opponents to engage in politics, and we too must engage in our own politics,” emphasized Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of the National People’s Power (NPP) and President of Sri Lanka.

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Oct 13 2024 October 13, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 5:17 pm
Keheliya Rambukwella

Keheliya Rambukwella decides to step away from politics

October 13, 2024 - 5:17 pm

Keheliya Rambukwella has decided to temporarily step away from active politics.

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Oct 13 2024 October 13, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 5:02 pm
Hirunika Premachandra

Hirunika resigns as national organizer of Samagi Vanitha Balawegaya

October 13, 2024 - 5:02 pm

Former Member of Parliament Hirunika Premachandra has announced her decision to step down from her position as the National Organizer of the Samagi Vanitha Balawegaya, the women’s wing of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB).

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Oct 13 2024 October 13, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 4:52 pm
Gate closed padlock

Schools in several education zones in Sri Lanka to close on October 14

October 13, 2024 - 4:52 pm

Due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions in Sri Lanka, education authorities have decided to close several schools in the Colombo and Gampaha districts tomorrow (October 14).

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Oct 13 2024 October 13, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:20 am
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in a discussion

Sri Lankan President directs immediate relief for flood and landslide victims

October 13, 2024 - 9:20 am

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has directed officials to provide immediate relief to those affected by the recent severe weather across the country.

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Oct 12 2024 October 12, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 10:00 pm
Dead body legs

Tragic train collision at Katukurunda station claims three lives

October 12, 2024 - 10:00 pm

A tragic incident occurred at the Katukurunda Railway Station in Kalutara South, where a child, his father, and another individual lost their lives after being hit by a train.

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Oct 12 2024 October 12, 2024 April 6, 2026 5Comments 8:40 pm
Ministry of Public Security Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Public Security Ministry orders acceleration of investigations into high-profile cases

October 12, 2024 - 8:40 pm

The Ministry of Public Security in Sri Lanka has directed the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) to expedite investigations into seven high-profile cases, including the Easter Sunday attacks and the controversial Treasury Bond auction in 2015.

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Oct 12 2024 October 12, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 8:14 pm
Prime Minister's Office in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka requires approval for use of Prime Minister’s and Ministers’ photos

October 12, 2024 - 8:14 pm

Sri Lankan Prime Minister’s Secretary, Pradeep Saputhanthri, has informed that prior written permission must be obtained from the Prime Minister’s Office for the use of the Prime Minister’s or ministers’ photographs and messages for various events organized by government institutions.

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Oct 12 2024 October 12, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 5:42 pm
Security booths removed from either side of the road near Temple Trees in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Security booths removed from either side of road near Temple Trees

October 12, 2024 - 5:42 pm

The road from the Kollupitiya Muslim Mosque to the Rotunda roundabout, adjacent to Temple Trees, has been reopened to the public.

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