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  • COVID vaccine cards to be made mandatory in Gampaha District
    The Gampaha COVID Committee has decided to make the COVID vaccine card mandatory when visiting public places in Gampaha District. The Gampaha District Covid Committee...
  • 16-hour water cut tomorrow
    The National Water Supply and Drainage Board stated that a 16-hour water cut will be imposed to several areas in Colombo from 8am tomorrow ( January 8)  till 12am. ...
  • 16-hour water cut on Saturday
    The National Water Supply and Drainage Board stated that a 16-hour water cut will be imposed to several areas in Colombo on Saturday ( January 8) from 8am till 12am. ...
  • Flight operations of Sakurai Aviation suspended
    Flight operations of Sakurai Aviation Limited has been suspended with immediate effect until investigations are concluded, according to Civil Aviation Authority sources. This...
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  • Nine-hour water cut today
    The National Water Supply and Drainage Board stated that a nine-hour water cut will be imposed to several areas in Colombo today (Dec 18) from 11pm till 8am tomorrow (Dec. 19). Accordingly, water...
  • Nine-hour water cut in Colombo
    The National Water Supply and Drainage Board stated that a nine-hour water cut will be imposed to several areas in Colombo tomorrow (Dec 18) from 11pm till 8am on Sunday (Dec. 19). Accordingly,...
  • Nine-hour water cut in Colombo
    The National Water Supply and Drainage Board stated that a nine-hour water cut will be imposed to several areas in Colombo from 11pm on Saturday (Dec. 18)  till Sunday (Dec. 19) 8am. ...
  • 18-hour water cut in Colombo
    The National Water Supply and Drainage Board stated that a 18-hour water cut will be imposed to parts of Colombo from midnight tomorrow.Accordingly, water supply to Colombo 12, 13,14 and 15 will be...
  • Temporarily suspended train services to resume
    The Railways Department has decided to resume the train services from today, which were temporarily suspended due to the inclement weather conditions.  ‘Podi Manike’ train will operate...
  • Four more airlines to commence flights to Sri Lanka
    Four new airlines will be operating direct flights to Sri Lanka next month, Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said. Russia’s largest Charter airline Azur Air, will fly to Colombo from December...
  • Restricted vehicular movement on Piliyandala–Colombo main road
    Vehicular movement will be restricted at the Kohuwala Junction on the Piliyandala – Colombo main road for two months from tomorrow (21), the Road Development Authority (RDA) said. The RDA said...
  • 13-hour water cut tomorrow
    The National Water Supply and Drainage Board says water supply to several areas in Colombo will be suspended for 13-hours from 8pm tomorrow (October 16). The areas that will be affected by this...
  • Construction of the Pamankada to Wellawatte road in final stage
    Chief Government Whip, Highways Minister Johnston Fernando said that the widened and developed four-lane road from Pamankada - Sri Sambuddha Jayanthi Mawatha - W.A Silva Mawatha to Wellawatte on the...
  • Suspect arrested over hand grenade found at private hospital
    Colombo Crimes Division has arrested a 26-year-old suspect from Uppuveli, Trincomalee over the incident where a grenade was found yesterday in a private hospital in Narahenpita area, said the Police...
  • Colombo mayor appreciates voluntary movement of business communities
    Mayor of the Colombo Municipal Council Rosy Senanayake appreciated the voluntary movement of the business community of closing businesses despite the losses incurred and urged people to refrain from...
  • Stay indoors and help contain COVID-19 spread
    Mayor of the Colombo Municipal Council Rosy Senanayake urges the people of Colombo and the outlying areas of Colombo to stay indoors and refrain from going out except for urgent matters. Issuing a...
  • 640 COVID positive cases identified from Colombo
    The National Operation Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 had identified 3,152 positive cases by this morning. The majority positive cases were detected from the Colombo district (640 cases)
  • Nine-hour water cut tomorrow
    The National Water Supply and Drainage Board says water supply to several areas in Colombo will be suspended for nine-hours from 9am tomorrow (August 14). The areas that will be affected by this...
  • Maximum fee for RATs and PCRs announced
    A Gazette Notification is to be issued tomorrow (August 12) stipulating a maximum fee for PCR tests and Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT), said the Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi. Accordingly, a...