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LNP - New virus discovered in China that can affect brain

2024-09-09 | Weather

A new virus, dubbed wetland virus (WELV), has been discovered in China that can spread to humans through tick bites, causing neurological disease in s...

LNP - President proposes ADB to establish International University on Climate Change in SL

2022-09-30 | Weather

President Ranil Wickremesinghe proposed to establish an International University on Climate Change in Sri Lanka with the support of the Asian Developm...

LNP - UK supports SL to tackle the impacts of climate change

2022-09-29 | Weather

The United Kingdom is fully committed to supporting all countries including Sri Lanka to tackle the impacts of climate change, a senior UK government ...

LNP - SL to support flood hit Pakistan

2022-09-06 | Weather

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has phoned Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and has offered relief to Pakistan, Pakistan media reported yesterda...

LNP - Fairly heavy rainfall possible in parts of the island

2022-08-26 | Weather

Showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. Fairly heavy ...

LNP - BASL urges President to refrain from using PTA against protesters

2022-08-24 | Weather

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has urged the President and the law enforcement authorities to refrain from using the Prevention of Terrorism ...

LNP - Showers or thundershowers expected in four provinces

2022-08-19 | Weather

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Central, Uva, Eastern and North-Central provinces during the evening or night, the Departmen...

LNP - UK becomes first to approve COVID vaccine targeting both Omicron and original strain

2022-08-16 | Weather

The United Kingdom has become the first country to approve an updated version of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine booster that targets two coronavirus var...

LNP - New luxury Colombo-Badulla train operative on weekends

2022-08-12 | Weather

The Ministry of Transport says that a luxury train will be operated between Colombo and Badulla starting from this weekend. The new train, which launc...

LNP - Deluge could cause minor floods and swell water levels in several rivers

2022-08-02 | Weather

The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said that with the heavy rainfall in the country, minor flood situations and situations of increasing water level...