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[ad_1] Sri Lanka Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology has issued a red warning for fishing boats over strong winds and rough seas in the southeast Bay of Bengal and south Andaman Sea. The rough seas are caused by the depression in the southeast Bay of Bengal and will gradually develop into a cyclonic storm…
[ad_1] Representative Image (Photo: PTI) Colombo: Amidst an increasing number of couples abandoning children in Sri Lanka, the island nations government has decided to introduce “baby boxes”, where parents who are unable or unwilling to raise their newborns can anonymously leave the infants for the state to take care of them. The Department of Probation…
[ad_1] Bangladesh Floods (Representative Image) Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology on Saturday issued a warning of heavy floods for 12 out of a total of 25 districts in the South Asian country, where heavy rains were reported over the last few days. The 12 districts are Puttalam, Kurunegala, Kandy, Gampaha, Kegalla, Nuwara Eliya, Colombo,…
[ad_1] Sri Lankan Prime Minister and acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that his government would introduce new laws to establish the country as a green economy, according to a statement from the Presidential Media Division. Addressing the Presidential Environment Awards 2021-2022 ceremony in Colombo on Friday, Wickremesinghe highlighted…
[ad_1] Sri Lanka’s Prabath Jayasuriya became the quickest spin bowler in Test history to claim 50 wickets on Friday in Galle, breaking a seven-decade record. Jayasuriya got to the landmark in his seventh Test match, thereby becoming the joint second-fastest bowler to 50 wickets in the format. England’s Thomas Richardson (1896) and South Africa’s Vernon…
[ad_1] IANS Colombo: Amid the ongoing economic crisis, Sri Lanka has witnessed an increase from tourism earnings with around $530 million being received in the first three months of 2023, according to the latest data from the country’s central bank. Sri Lanka earned $198.1 million in March, bringing tourism earnings in the first quarter to…
[ad_1] World Cup 2023: South Africa, Sri Lanka, West indies And Ireland Will Be Out Of World Cup – These 7 Teams Qualified For World Cup 2023 – Kashmir News Home Sports World Cup 2023: South Africa, Sri Lanka, West indies And Ireland Will Be Out Of World Cup – These 7 Teams Qualified For…
[ad_1] India and Sri Lanka flag Colombo: The much-delayed passenger ferry service between Sri Lanka and India is set to start by the end of April, Civil Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said on Sunday. “On April 29, the ferry service between Karaikal and Kankesanthurai in port in Jaffna district would begin. Each passenger…
[ad_1] Colombo: Sri Lanka has used the very first tranche of the IMF loan of $330 to repay part of Indian credit line. State Minister for Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya told media that $120 million was used to settle the loan taken from India. “Over the recent past India gave credit lines to import much-needed essentials,…
[ad_1] Colombo: Sri Lanka earned $169.9 million from tourism in February, Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said on Monday. Fernando told the media that the figure represented an increase from the $169.4 million a year earlier, reports Xinhua news agency. Over 210,000 tourists arrived in Sri Lanka in the first two months of 2023, and $331.7…