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The Kandy district in the hill country which includes Gampola, has seen 52 people dead and 105 missing
The highest reported death toll so far of 51 is from the Kandy district. The missing is 67
Colombo's Hanwella, Gampaha, Ja-Ela, Negombo, Giriulla face higher water levels
India has so far provided 4.5 tons of dry rations and 2 tons of fresh rations
General public is advised to take adequate precautions
Grants legal teeth to Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) for large-scale developments.
Program seeks to address nutritional deficiencies among students, enhance attendance rates, instill healthy eating habit
Wickremesinghe noted that approximately 30 to 40 out of every 100 doctors or nurses trained in the country opt to leave
Lanka Pay's Technovation awards will recognize banking and non-banking firms that had come up with innovative solutions.
In South Asia region, we are one of the countries with the highest diabetic population, Minister Ramesh Pathirana said
Also the number of professionals leaving has reduced.
The National School of Business Management in Homagama will be offering medical degree
Winners will receive help to grow their business in the UK.
Health on Wheels clinics will provide marginalized communities critical maternal and reproductive healthcare services
Digital economy had grown from 4.73 to 5 percent.
Extreme hot weather may rise tomorrow and next day, avoid keeping school students outdoors in high temperatures
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A fuel management information system will track distribution under direct supervision of Japanese government
A pilot project with support from Microsoft set to begin from grade 8 upwards.
Iran's ambassador said that Iran hopes to share technology and science knowledge with Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka’s Intellectual Property Act needs revisions to recognize creations by artificial intelligence
National disaster management plan formulated taking into account Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction
Dubai based QX Lab AI has lauched an artificial intelligence platform which can be used in Sinhala and Tamil
This is the equivalent of 496 million plastic bottles.
1.2 million dollar program by USAID helps prevent 4,600 MT of plastic from entering ocean
When the farmer burns chaff in Indian Punjab,’ there’s fog in Katmandu
The Bill, in its current form, would undermine potential growth and FDI into Sri Lanka’s digital economy
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