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Several spells of showers expected in parts of the island - LankaXpress

The Meteorology Department says that several spells of showers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central Provinces and in Galle and Matara Districts. A few showers may occur in the North-western Province, the Department said. Strong winds of about 40-50 kmph can be expected at times over the western slopes of the central hills and in Northern, North-central, Western and North-western Provinces and in Trincomalee and Hambantota District…Galle · Galle Read Article

Cabinet Decision & Expert Committee Appointments Greenlight Long-Awaited Heritage & Development Foundation Act for Matara Fort & City - LankaXpress

The Cabinet decision to appoint an Expert Committee to begin drafting a Heritage & Development Foundation Act for Matara Fort & City was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers on June 9th, 2025. The Act’s Drafting Committee held its first meeting on August 12th 2025. The memo leading to the decision was submitted jointly by the Minister of Urban Development, Construction, and Housing (UDCH), Hon. Mr. Anura Karunathilaka; the Minister of Buddhasasa…Matara · Matara Read Article

Showers expected in parts of the island - LankaXpress

Showers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts, the Department of Meteorology said. Fairly heavy falls above 50 mm are likely at some places in the Sabaragamuwa province and in Nuwara-Eliya and Kandy districts, the Met. Department added. Several spells of showers may occur in the North-western province and in Hambantota district. Strong winds of about 40-50 kmph can be expected at…Galle · Galle Read Article

කාන්තා පොලිස් නිලධාරීනියන් තිදෙනකුටත් සහකාර පොලිස් අධිකාරී තනතුරු

NEWSNOW | – සහකාර පොලිස් අධිකාරී තනතුර සඳහා පුරප්පාඩු 46ක් මත උසස්වීම් ලබා දී ඇති නිලධාරින් අතර කාන්තා පොලිස් නිලධාරීනියන් තිදෙනකු තේරී පත්ව ඇති බව ශ්‍රී ලංකා පොලීසිය පවසයි. ඒ අනුව මෙලෙස උසස්වීම් ලැබ අත්තේ කාන්තා ප්‍රධාන පොලිස් පරීක්ෂකවරියන් වන ගාල්ල කොට්ඨාසයේ දිල්රුක්ෂි අල්ගෙවත්ත, කෑගල්ල කොට්ඨාසයේ ජේ.ඒ.ඩබ්.එම්. මිහිරාණි සහ අනුරාධපුර කොට්ඨාසයේ කේ. කේ. විෂාරා ද සිල්වා යන නිලධාරිනීන් තිදෙනාය. 2023 නොවැම්බර් 18 සහ 19 යන දෙදින පැවැති ශ්‍රී ලංකා පොලී…Galle · Galle Read Article

Several coastal railway line train services cancelled and rescheduled - LankaXpress

Several train services have been cancelled and rescheduled today (August 23) and tomorrow (August 24) due to essential maintenance work on the Coastal Railway Line. The General Manager of Railways, Ravindra Pathmapriya, announced that several train services between Dodanduwa and Boossa have been cancelled. Train Cancellations on August 24, 2025: 1. Train No. 8319 scheduled to depart from Galle Railway Station at 5:15 a.m. to Colombo Fort. 2. Tra…Galle · Galle Read Article

New Zealand High Commissioner Explores Opportunities at HambantotaInternational Port - Maritime Gateway

New Zealand High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, David Gregory Pine, visited the Hambantota International Port (HIP) on August 11, 2025, to gain firsthand knowledge of its development and growing international relevance. Accompanying him was Rasika Sumudhu Jayasinghe, Policy Adviser at the High Commission.The delegation was taken on a tour of HIP’s state-of-the-art facilities and briefed on the port’s multipurpose operations, ranging from container a…Southern Province, Sri Lanka · Southern Province Read Article

Former Army soldier arrested over killing of ex-Pradeshiya Sabha member

(Photo: AI generated) The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting and killing of former Homagama Pradeshiya Sabha member, Shantha Mudunkotuwa. The incident took place on the morning of August 12, 2025, in the Gahanuwala area under the Meegoda Police Division. According to police, the suspect, believed to be the gunman, was arrested on yesterday (August 20) in the Nagarawewa area under the Ha…Artificial Intelligence · Southern Province Read Article

Siyapatha Finance expands islandwide network with opening of 55th branch in Ambalangoda - Lanka Business News

Siyapatha Finance PLC, a prominent leader in Sri Lanka’s non-banking financial sector and a fully owned subsidiary of Sampath Bank, recently announced the opening of its 55th branch, strategically located at No. 29, Galle Road, Ambalangoda, marking a significant milestone in the company’s commitment to bringing accessible, customer-centric financial solutions to more communities across the island. The ceremonial opening was graced by Mr. An…Ambalangoda · Ambalangoda Read Article

Ruhunu Farms Unveils New Facility, Supporting the Continued Growth of Aberdeen Holdings - Lanka Business News

In continuing a legacy of progress in the poultry industry, Ruhunu Farms (Pvt) Ltd a subsidiary of Aberdeen Holdings, commemorated the opening of its expanded poultry facility recently, at its premises in Hambantota. The ceremony marked a pivotal chapter in the company’s 46-year journey of delivering safe, hygienic, and responsibly produced poultry to communities across the Southern Province. The inauguration was held at the Ruhunu Farms si…Southern Province, Sri Lanka · Southern Province Read Article

2025 ජාතික මිලාද්-දූන් නබි උත්සවයේ මෙහෙයුම් කටයුතු පිළිබඳ සොයාබැලේ

NEWSNOW| – ජාතික ඒකාබද්ධතා නියෝජ්‍ය අමාත්‍ය මුනීර් මුලාෆර් මහතාගේ ප්‍රධානත්වයෙන් මිලාද්-දූන් නබි උත්සවයේ ප්‍රගති සමාලෝචන රැස්වීමක් පසුගියදා හම්බන්තොට දිස්ත්‍රික් ලේකම් කාර්යාලයේ පැවැත්විය. බුද්ධ ශාසන, ආගමික හා සංස්කෘතික කටයුතු අමාත්‍යාංශය යටතේ වන මුස්ලිම් ආගමික හා සංස්කෘතික කටයුතු දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව මගින් වාර්ෂිකව පවත්වනු ලබන ජාතික මිලාද් – දුන් නබි උත්සවය මෙවර 2025 සැප්තැම්බර් මස 5 වන දින හම්බන්තොට දිස්ත්‍රික්කයේ අම්බලන්තොට ප්‍රාදේශීය ලේකම් කොට්ඨා…Southern Province, Sri Lanka · Southern Province Read Article

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Several spells of showers expected in parts of the island - LankaXpress

Cabinet Decision & Expert Committee Appointments Greenlight Long-Awaited Heritage & Development Foundation Act for Matara Fort & City - LankaXpress

Showers expected in parts of the island - LankaXpress

කාන්තා පොලිස් නිලධාරීනියන් තිදෙනකුටත් සහකාර පොලිස් අධිකාරී තනතුරු

Several coastal railway line train services cancelled and rescheduled - LankaXpress

New Zealand High Commissioner Explores Opportunities at HambantotaInternational Port - Maritime Gateway

Former Army soldier arrested over killing of ex-Pradeshiya Sabha member

Siyapatha Finance expands islandwide network with opening of 55th branch in Ambalangoda - Lanka Business News

Ruhunu Farms Unveils New Facility, Supporting the Continued Growth of Aberdeen Holdings - Lanka Business News

2025 ජාතික මිලාද්-දූන් නබි උත්සවයේ මෙහෙයුම් කටයුතු පිළිබඳ සොයාබැලේ

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Several spells of showers expected in parts of the island - LankaXpress

Cabinet Decision & Expert Committee Appointments Greenlight Long-Awaited Heritage & Development Foundation Act for Matara Fort & City - LankaXpress

Showers expected in parts of the island - LankaXpress

කාන්තා පොලිස් නිලධාරීනියන් තිදෙනකුටත් සහකාර පොලිස් අධිකාරී තනතුරු

Several coastal railway line train services cancelled and rescheduled - LankaXpress

New Zealand High Commissioner Explores Opportunities at HambantotaInternational Port - Maritime Gateway

Former Army soldier arrested over killing of ex-Pradeshiya Sabha member

Siyapatha Finance expands islandwide network with opening of 55th branch in Ambalangoda - Lanka Business News

Ruhunu Farms Unveils New Facility, Supporting the Continued Growth of Aberdeen Holdings - Lanka Business News

2025 ජාතික මිලාද්-දූන් නබි උත්සවයේ මෙහෙයුම් කටයුතු පිළිබඳ සොයාබැලේ