Health experts warn of spike in seasonal diseases

Sri Lanka is hoping to launch Starlink satellite internet service founded by billionaire Elon Musk within three months’ time, Senior Presidential Advisor Ruwan Wijewardene said yesterday.

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LankaGPT Technologies is gearing up to launch Sri Lanka’s first-ever Sinhala and Tamil AI Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) by July 2024.

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The tea industry veterans warned that the Ceylon Tea brand would face irreparable damage in international markets, leading to both decline in auction prices and global market share, if the government forced the plantation companies, including the smallholder sector, to implement the unprecedented 70 percent minimum wage hike arbitrarily.

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The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has partly settled the dues for energy purchases from West Coast Power (Pvt.) Ltd by divesting a 28 percent stake of its shares in LTL Holdings (Pvt.) Ltd to the company.

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Elon Musk’s Starlink internet is now open for pre-order in Sri Lanka, with the public able to reserve Starlink by paying a fully refundable USD 9 deposit.

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A President’s Counsel with over 55 years of active practice as an Attorney-at-Law filed a Fundamental Rights application before the Supreme Court challenging the failure of the President to make judicial appointments to the Superior Courts, resulting in two vacancies in the Supreme Court and five vacancies in the Court of Appeal for several months.

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Sri Lanka’s Aruna Darshana powered his way to win the Men’s 400m first round heat at the second Belt and Road Athletics Invitation Meeting in Chongqing, China.

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Quick action by the Daily Mirror breaking news exposing the wayside hazard of a shattered branch of a mango tree hanging over the pavement along the Anagarika Dharmapala Mawatha in Colombo drew a similar quick response by the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) and was removed by the CMC’s Disaster Management Unit a short while ago.

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The deadline for submitting applications for the 2024/2025 scholarship programme, jointly offered by the Sri Lanka Telecommunication Regulatory Commission and the President’s Fund for students studying Information and Communication Technology at the G.C.E. Advanced Level, has been extended till June 7, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

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Due to very rough seas, the Naval and multi-day fishing communities are advised not to venture into tje Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea areas for the next three days, the Marine Forecasting Division of the National Meteorological Centre said.

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A shattered branch of a wayside mango tree over the bend bordering Lakmedura and Hunupitiya Cross Road along the Anagarika Dharmapala Mawatha in Colombo 02, loosely hanging over the pedestrians who pass underneath the this afternoon.

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At least 18 people were killed as tornadoes and storms tore across central areas of the US, destroying homes and cutting power to hundreds of thousands.

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If rainfall in the catchment areas increases during the day, it is possible that more sluice gates will need to be opened at various dams and reservoirs, the Irrigation Department’s Irrigation (Hydrology) Director Eng. S.P.C. Sugeeshwara Bandara said.

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Aura Lanka Chairman Viranjith Thambugala who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) was granted bail.

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The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) will receive backing from the State Timber Corporation and Sri Lanka Army to immediately remove over 100 remaining old and large decaying city trees posing a great danger to the people and property, as per an order by the President, the Daily Mirror learns.

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National People’s Power (NPP) member K.D. Lalkantha trying to prevent his party from coming into power, SJB MP S.M. Marikar said today.

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Sri Lanka Air Force pilots, deployed in the Central African Republic as part of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission (MINUSCA), executed a critical evacuation mission involving multiple UN personnel.

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A decision has been taken not to allow vehicles without drivers to be parked in the arrivals lounge premises at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited (AASL) announced today.

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Several political parties including the National Freedom Front (NFF) led by MP Wimal Weerawansa, Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) led by MP Udaya Gammanpila and several civil organisations formed a new political movement named ‘Sarvajana Balaya’ this morning.

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A shooting incident was reported near the Pathegama Model Primary School in Matara a short while ago.

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The Western and Sabaragamuwa Provinces and the Nuwara-Eliya district were affected by heavy showers above 100 mm during the day, the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre of the Meteorology Department said.

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Accepting applications for the Grade Five Scholarship Examination for 2024 commences today, Examinations Commissioner General H.J.M.C. Amith Jayasundara said.

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Twelve people were injured after a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Dublin was hit with turbulence on Sunday.

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Hundreds of birds and fish in the bird sanctuary in Anawilundawa Ramsar wetland and its watercourses have been dying for the last several days, much to the anxiety of the residents of the area and the environmentalists.

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The retail price of a kilogram of ginger has reached Rs. 5,000 at the Narahenpita Economic Centre today, the National Consumer Front said.

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Katunayaka, May 27 (Daily Mirror) - Three members of the Opposition left Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for Thailand for a diplomatic mission to rescue the 49 Sri Lankan youths and women who are forcibly held in the cyber camp of computer criminals in Myanmar and the Sri Lankan war heroes who are in the middle of the Russian-Ukraine war and bring them back to Sri Lanka.

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As per a gazette notification issued last week by Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment Secretary R. P. A. Wimalaweera, the Minister has approved the wage increase for plantation sector workers.

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Alarmed by the government’s move to increase the minimum daily wage without additional revenue streams and with no industry consultation, Sri Lanka’s tea smallholders....

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Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka are likely to surpass the 100,000 mark, while falling behind the target of 120,934 -131,112 arrivals in May.

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South Asia’s fastest sprinter and 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bronze Medallist Yupun Abeykoon is set to compete in four to five international meets in the next five weeks, Sri Lanka Athletic (SLA ) sources revealed.

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While expressing deepest condolences on the passing away of Ambassador of France to Sri Lanka and the Maldives Jean-François Pactet, the Foreign Ministry said all assistance will be extended to the French authorities and the family of the late Ambassador.

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Kolkata Knight Riders won their third IPL title, beating SunRisers Hyderabad by eight wickets in the IPL 2024 final at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday.

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A 37-year-old man was arrested with 1.850 kilograms of heroin at Walapana in the Panadura South police division this evening.

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Sri Lankan Para athlete Dinesh Priyantha’s Silver Medal was stripped of the 11th World Para Athletic Championships 2024, in Kobe, Japan.

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A total of 59 trees have fallen within the Colombo Municipal Council’s jurisdiction in the past week due to high winds, Colombo Municipal Commissioner Bhadrani Jayawardena revealed.

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About 670 people are estimated to be buried under a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea, a UN official says.

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