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Weather LNP - Ranil warns Ukraine situation will adversely affect SL
UNP MP Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament that the developments in Ukraine will adversely affect Sri Lanka and requested Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa to…
Weather LNP - CB confident of braving through forex storm
The national economy is increasingly feeling the brunt from the shortage of foreign currency to fuel economic activities. However, the Central Bank expressed…
Weather LNP - Fort-Badulla train cancelled last night: Station Masters’ Union
To show the inefficiency of the railway department, it suddenly cancelled the Colombo Fort-Badulla night mail train, which was scheduled to leave Fort station…
Weather LNP - Colombo-KKS luxury train service launched
A luxury train service was launched today for the passengers traveling from Colombo Fort to Kankesanthurai (KKS). The new train service was launched while…
Weather LNP - Trains back on track from today: Station Masters’ Union
The Sri Lanka Station Masters' Union (SLSMU) today said the train services will operate as usual from today, SLSMU President Sumedha Somarathne said. He said…
Weather LNP - Trains to be delayed tomorrow: Station Masters’ Union
Due to trade union action by the Railways Station Masters' Union (RSMU), trains will be delayed tomorrow, Union President Sumedha Somarathne said. Addressing…
Weather LNP - Showers or thundershowers expected in late hours of Tuesday
Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts during the evening or…
Weather LNP - More than 100mm rain forecast today: Met. Dept.
Heavy rains above 100 mm could be expected today in North-Central province and in Vauniya and Mannar districts, the Meteorology Department said. They said…
Weather LNP - Several suspended train services to resume
Several train services which were temporarily suspended due to the inclement weather conditions will resume from today (29), according to the Railway Control…
Weather LNP - Red alert issued to 10 districts; over 100mm rainfall forecast: Met Dept.
A red alert (Take Action) on heavy deluge has been issued for ten districts, the Department of Meteorology said today. They said fairly heavy rainfall of more…
Weather LNP - Heavy rains expected from tomorrow
The showery condition over the island is expected to enhance from tomorrow (23), the Meteorological Department forecast said. It said this is due to the…
Weather LNP - Colombo-Kandy train service to commence from tomorrow
The Colombo-Kandy train service which was suspended due to inclement weather will resume from tomorrow (22). The Railway Department said that the train service…
Weather LNP - Fairly heavy rains above 75mm in parts of the island
Showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-western and Northern provinces and in Galle and Matara districts, says the Department of…
Weather LNP - Four provinces to receive fairly heavy rainfall
Showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-western and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts, says the Department of…
Weather LNP - SL ranked 31st in Global Climate Risk Index
Sri Lanka ranked 109th in the ‘Global Climate Risk Index’ in 2017 as a country with a high risk of weather disasters and ranked 31st in the 2019 index,…
Weather LNP - PM appeals all MPs to support providing relief to flood, landslide victims
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today appealed to all Government and opposition MPs to extend their support to provide relief to the people who are affected…
Weather LNP - Showery weather expected to reduce from today: Met.Dept
Prevailing showery condition over the island is expected to reduce from today, Department of Meteorology said. It said the low pressure area has located about…
Weather LNP - Low-pressure area still persists; heavy rains in most parts of the island
The low-pressure area still persists in the southeast Bay of Bengal. It is likely to intensify further into a depression during the next 36 hours and move west…
Weather LNP - Eight Colombo-Kandy trains cancelled indefinitely: SLRSMU
The Railway Department has cancelled eight trains that were in service between Colombo Fort and Kandy until further notice due to adverse weather, the Sri…
Weather LNP - Adverse weather claims 11 lives, affects more than 7,000 people in Sri Lanka
A total of 11 people have died in Sri Lanka due to the adverse weather conditions prompted by the recent torrential rains in many parts of the island.…
Weather LNP - Fairly heavy rains above 75 mm expected in six provinces
Showers will occur at times in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts, says the Department of Meteorology. Showers or…
Weather LNP - Heavy rains above 100 mm in four provinces including Western
The Department of Meteorology says the low-pressure area still persist in the vicinity of Sri Lanka. Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western,…
Weather LNP - Trains on Main Line back on track after delay
Train services on the Main Line, which were interrupted this morning (Nov. 01), have been restored. Trains were delayed on the Main Line earlier today due to a…
Weather LNP - Announcement on resumption of train services
Transport Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi today (October 22) made an announcement on the resumption of train services following an interruption prompted by the…