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Viral flu in the South under control – Health Services DG
LOCAL

Viral flu in the South under control – Health Services DG

Health Services Director General Dr. Anil Jasinghe has said the Influenza virus spreading in the South has been fully controlled.…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/05/2018
All facilities provided to treat viral disease spreading in the South – Health Minister
LOCAL

All facilities provided to treat viral disease spreading in the South – Health Minister

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Dr. Rajitha Senaratne has instructed the Director General of Health Services…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/05/2018
Sri Lanka’s Koggala EPZ earns US$122 million in 2017
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka’s Koggala EPZ earns US$122 million in 2017

Sri Lanka’s Board of Investment says the Koggala Export Processing Zone in the South contributed US$122 million worth of exports…

byFaraz Shauketaly14/03/2018
British national drowns in sea off southern coast of Sri Lanka
LOCAL

British national drowns in sea off southern coast of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka police says a foreign national has drowned while bathing in the sea off the coast of Ahungalla in…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/03/2018
Weather warnings remain, rainy days ahead with ‘new development’
LOCAL

Weather warnings remain, rainy days ahead with ‘new development’

According to the latest report issued by the Met Department, the low pressure area in the South Andaman Islands is likely…

byFaraz Shauketaly04/12/2017
Water level in rivers in the South receding
LOCAL

Water level in rivers in the South receding

The Irrigation Department says the water levels of the Nil Wala, Gin and Kalu rivers in the south are receding…

byFaraz Shauketaly03/12/2017
Sri Lanka military deploys over 2000 troops to provide relief, police cancel leave for officers
LOCAL

Sri Lanka military deploys over 2000 troops to provide relief, police cancel leave for officers

More than 2000 troops of the three armed forces have been deployed to provide relief to the people affected by…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/11/2017

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byFaraz Shauketaly 01/06/202601/06/2026
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