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Park officials, safari tour guides suspended over Yala park incident

A group of park officials and safari tour guides have been suspended over an incident of reckless driving inside the Yala National Park. The Ministry of Wildlife said that park officials and safari tour guides who had accompanied a group accused of reckless driving inside the park, have been suspended over their failure to prevent the incident from taking place. Videos shared on social media showed some people driving recklessly inside the Yala National Park. Several jeeps were seen entering

25 Oct, 2022

Partial solar eclipse to be visible in Sri Lanka

A partial solar eclipse will be visible in Sri Lanka tomorrow (25th October), Prof. Chandana Jayaratne, Professor in Physics, and Director, Astronomy and Space Science Unit at the University of Colombo said in a statement. The partial solar eclipse will be visible in most parts of Sri Lanka on October 25 at sunset but will be best seen from Jaffna. The eclipse will also be visible over much of Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and western parts of Asia. A solar eclipse occurs when the Mo

24 Oct, 2022

Fuel quota for three-wheelers doubled

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has given instructions to increase the weekly fuel quota of 05 litres issued for professional passenger transport three-wheelers to 10 litres, the President’s Media Division said. As the first phase, the registration of professional three-wheelers in the Western Province is scheduled to commence on November 1st. This was revealed during a discussion held today (24) between the President’s Senior Adviser on National Security and Chief of Staff to the President Sag

24 Oct, 2022