Two children drown in Kurunegala Saragama tank

Heavy rain to continue to lash parts of Sri Lanka

The Department of Meteorology has predicted heavy rain up to 100 – 150mm in several parts of Sri Lanka during the next 24 hours ending at 12.00 p.m. tomorrow (19). The windy condition over the island and showery condition experienced over the south-western parts are expected to enhance temporary to some extent from today (18) to 21st September, the Department said. As a result, showers will occur at times in the Central, Sabaragamuwa, Western and North-western provinces and in the Galle and Ma

18 Sep, 2020

Bus associations seek meeting to discuss concerns on lane law

By Vyshnavy Velrajh The Lanka Private Bus Owners Association (LPBOA) has raised concerns over the law enforced this week instructing three-wheelers and motorcycles to follow the bus priority lane. The traffic lane law was reintroduced on Monday (14), while the Police instructed three-wheelers and motorcycles to also keep to the bus priority lane from Wednesday (16). President of the LPBOA Gemunu Wijeratne told the Colombo Gazette all those who traveled by buses yesterday, including office wor

18 Sep, 2020

Mobile application to be used to record data of tourists

A mobile application has been created to record the activities of foreign tourists during their stay in Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) said. SLTDA Chairperson Kimarli Fernando said that the mobile application will be included in the online immigration form and a proposal in this regard has been submitted to the cabinet for approval. She said that the mobile application will be used to distributed data to all 25 districts in Sri Lanka with regards to tourists sta

18 Sep, 2020