LNP - WindForce, Vidullanka and HiEnergy to add 10MW solar energy to National Grid

2021-04-21   |   Weather

WindForce Limited, the latest company to list on the Colombo Stock Exchange, acquired Solar Universe (Pvt) Ltd, which has won a tender to develop a 10...

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LNP - Hubble-bubble over bio-secure bubble for Ukrainians

2021-01-18   |   Weather

The former envoy’s pilot project of facilitating the tourist arrivals from Ukraine, which had been initially planned in consultation with the top te...

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LNP - Rain could spoil Galle Test

2021-01-14   |   Weather

Rex Clementine at Galle Fort  Sri Lanka’s final training session yesterday ahead of the Galle Test was cancelled as a heavy downpour kept the ...

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LNP - England begin training after negative PCR tests

2021-01-07   |   Weather

There was good news coming from the England camp in Hambantota yesterday after PCR tests done on the team turned negative for COVID-19 except for Mo...

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LNP - Funeral affair turned into a windfall!

2020-12-28   |   Weather

A funeral affair that could have been carried out at the cost of Rs. 1.6 million had cost the public exchequer Rs.3.2 million when a crony of a high...

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LNP - Everything ready to face cyclonic storm

2020-12-03   |   Weather

The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) yesterday said that they had taken all steps to deal with cyclonic storm ‘Burevi”, which was expected to hi...

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LNP - SL fielding coach to join training squad on Monday

2020-09-22   |   Weather

Sri Lanka’s Australian fielding coach Shane McDermott’s two quarantine periods of 28-days (one each of 14 days in Kandy and Colombo) ended on Sa...

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LNP - Showery and windy condition expected over the island

2020-09-17   |   Weather

Windy condition over the island and the showery condition over the south-western parts is expected to enhance temporary to some extent from 18 to 21...

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LNP - Suresh Raina to miss IPL 2020 due to ’personal reasons’

2020-08-31   |   Weather

Chennai Super Kings talisman Suresh Raina will miss the whole of IPL 2020 after opting to return home due to "personal reasons". The franchise has con...

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LNP - Colombo FC storm Police fortress, Red Stars outplay Serendib

2020-08-25   |   Weather

Colombo FC knocked out reigning FA Cup champions Police SC with an emphatic 3-0 win while Red Stars SC outplayed Serendib SC 5-3 in the two quarter-fi...

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LNP - Mahinda Rajapaksa clinches landslide win in Kurunegala

2020-08-07   |   Weather

Mahinda Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) is leading the preferential votes in Kurunegala District with a whopping 527,364 votes. Sri ...

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LNP - Third day of test abandoned as rain washes out play

2020-07-20   |   Weather

without a ball being bowled on the third day of the second test between England and the West Indies as rain fell persistently over Old Trafford on S...

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LNP - Windies in charge against England in first Test

2020-07-13   |   Weather

Shane Dowrich steered the West Indies into a first-innings lead of over a hundred runs against England on the third day of the first Test at Southam...

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Mathews, Chandimal to join second phase of training

2020-06-18   |   Weather

Two former captains, Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal are set to join the second-phase of the training programme organised by the Sri Lanka Cricket...

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Thundershowers expected in several provinces after 2pm

2020-06-16   |   Weather

Showers will occur at several places in Western, North-western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts, said the Departm...

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Millions batten down as ‘super cyclone’ Amphan hits Bangladesh, India

2020-05-22   |   Weather

Millions of people battened down Wednesday as the strongest cyclone in decades slammed into Bangladesh and eastern India, killing at least three and l...

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Cyclone toll hits 84 as Bangladesh and India start mopping up

2020-05-22   |   Weather

India and Bangladesh began a massive clean-up Thursday after the fiercest cyclone since 1999 killed at least 84 people, leaving a trail of destruction...

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Mass evacuations for major cyclone in South Asia

2020-05-21   |   Weather

Millions of people were being moved to safety as one of the fiercest cyclones in years barrelled towards India and Bangladesh on Tuesday, but with eva...

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Weightlifting and wushu to resume national pool training on June 1

2020-05-19   |   Weather

Only two national sports associations have responded positively to a circular issued by the Ministry of Sports to resume training activities for the n...

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Nineteen trains to operate from Monday

2020-05-18   |   Weather

Nineteen trains are scheduled to be operated to Colombo from Monday (May 18), the Railways Department said. General Manager of Railways M.J.D Fernando...

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Earthquake hits Rome as the city emerges from lockdown

2020-05-12   |   Weather

File photo: The last major earthquake to strike Italy hit in Umbria region in 2016 with a magnitude of 6.2, killing 299 people and leaving hundreds in...

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Season tickets, SLR SMS, and employer authorisation must to board trains on Monday: GMR

2020-05-09   |   Weather

Commuters who had season tickets following with an SMS sent by the Railways Department and had their names in the list of employee names given by the ...

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Met Dept. warns of thundershowers and severe lightning

2020-04-28   |   Weather

Thundershowers with severe lightning have been forecast by the Meteorological Department in several provinces across Sri Lanka this evening. Issuing...

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Heavy rains likely this evening: Met Dep.

2020-04-16   |   Weather

Thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning and heavy rains exceeding 100 mm are likely to occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Centra...

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COVID-19 spread may be slowing in high temperature - SL researcher

2020-04-06   |   Weather

The COVID-19 pandemic may not spiral out of control in countries such as Sri Lanka due to its high temperature and high humidity levels as it has been...

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