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Met Department forecasts rain above 75mm in Uva and Eastern provinces
Forecast showers and thundershowers in Uva, Eastern, Central after 2pm with fairly heavy falls above 75mm likely.
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Nildiya Pokuna gazetted with entry age limits and a ban on entering the water
Environment Minister Dammika Patabendi signed the gazette on September 7. Children under 10 are barred from the Ella cave; 10-18s need a guardian.
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Peradeniya–Colombo trains to resume in October as Rambukkana line nears completion
Deputy Minister Prasanna Gunasena says services resume next month, with Rambukkana–Kadugannawa work finished by September 15.
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Schools reopen Monday for second phase of the third term, with dengue clean-ups ordered first
Schools reopen Monday for term phase 2. Dengue clean-ups ordered Sat-Sun. PHIs inspecting, SLTB adding Sisu Seriya buses.
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Seruwila's 103rd Maha Perahera parades with Maligawa tusker Miyan Raja bearing the relic casket
Seruwila's 103rd Maha Perahera honours the Mangala Maha Seya with Maligawa tusker Miyan Raja bearing the relic casket Saturday.
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Police sergeant killed as motorcycle overturns on Thanamalwila–Hambegamuwa road
43-year-old sergeant from Hambegamuwa police died Friday when motorcycle veered off Thanamalwila-Hambegamuwa road.
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Three fined Rs. 525,000 over protected seashells in Kurunegala, eight months after arrest
Kurunegala Magistrate fines three Rs. 175,000 each for possessing protected seashells. Eight months after Air Force intelligence arrest.
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Jayatissa leads Sri Lankan delegation to WHO South-East Asia Regional Committee in Dili
Health Minister Jayatissa chairs WHO South-East Asia 79th session in Dili Sept 7–10. Dili Declaration on equitable care access debated.
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Dry weather toll reaches 115,534 as Met Department warns of flooding after mid-October
Relief officials count 115,534 people across seven districts hit by dry weather, as the Met Department forecasts rain today and flooding after mid-October.
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Two young men drown in Nanu Oya canal after rescue attempt fails
A 24-year-old visiting relatives from Haputale went under while bathing at Radella. A 23-year-old who entered the water to save him also drowned.
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Teenager killed as tractor swerves to avoid tethered cow and flips into Rambawala tank
A 17-year-old died and two others were injured after a tractor left the Rambawala tank bund on the Divulwewa-Weligollawa Road in Anuradhapura.
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Navy searches for missing man after boat capsizes in Kattankudy tank
One body has been recovered and a second person is missing after a boat overturned in a tank in Kattankudy, Batticaloa. A third person was rescued.
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Rain forecast for drought districts, but Met Department warns of a dry early 2027
Heavy rain forecast for drought areas this weekend, but El Niño expected to bring hot, dry conditions in early 2027.
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Drought drops Parakrama Samudraya far enough to expose a submerged royal ruin
Severe drought exposed the Sitha Maligawa ruins at Parakrama Samudraya, now at 66,000 acre-feet, amid fish kills and tank failures across the region.
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Cancer surgery saves Botham, Sri Lanka's only sea lion, at Dehiwala Zoo
Dehiwala Zoo says a first-of-its-kind operation removed a squamous cell carcinoma from its 16-year-old sea lion, sparing her the usual euthanasia.
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Dengue risk has not passed despite low case numbers, control unit warns
Community Physician Dr Prashila Samaraweera says mosquito populations rise before case numbers do, and urged the public to keep checking breeding sites at home.
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Galle Fort's 17th-century Dutch drainage network gets a long-awaited cleanup
The Galle Municipal Council has begun clearing the underground system built to flush itself twice a day using the movement of the tides.
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Animation pioneer Givantha Arthasad dies at 73
Givantha Arthasad, who made Sri Lanka's first animated film 'Dutugemunu' in 1979, has died at 73 while receiving treatment at the Panadura Base Hospital.
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Elephant calf pulled from mud pit in Kantale and reunited with its mother
Wildlife officers freed a one-month-old calf trapped neck-deep in an abandoned eight-foot sand excavation pit at Divulgas Wewa, then returned it to its herd.
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Suspected chemical tank on the roadway disrupts Colombo-bound Katunayake Expressway lane
Police say a tank believed to contain chemicals fell onto the Katunayake Expressway between the New Kelani Bridge and the Peliyagoda Interchange.
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MTV Sri Lanka among five broadcasters given Asiavision Jury Award in Sydney
News 1st was recognised at the ABU's 2026 Asiavision Awards. The broadcasting union lists MTV Sri Lanka as one of five Jury Award recipients.
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Kite strings forced emergency feeder shutdowns on Wednesday, grid operator says
The National System Operator says kites entangled in 220 kV and 132 kV lines destabilised the grid on September 2, cutting supply to some consumers.
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Rekawa marks 30 years of turtle conservation as village honours its own
Rekawa's turtle conservation project marks 30 years, supporting 28 livelihoods and boosting village tourism.
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Warm weather advisory for Friday adds Hambantota to the northern and eastern districts
The heat index is expected to reach the 'Caution' level in the North-Central and Eastern provinces and six districts during daytime on Friday.