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Sri Lanka recorded a 45-run win (DLS method) over New Zealand in their rain-hit first ODI at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium yesterday.Sri Lanka scored 324 for 5 before rain interrupted the innings with four balls remaining. New Zealand’s revised target was set at 221 in 27 overs, but they managed only 175 for 9, giving Sri Lanka a 1-0 series lead. New Zealand’s innings resumed at 9:10 p.m.New Zealand openers Tim Robinson (35 off 36 balls) and Will Young (48 off 46 balls) started strongly with an 88-run stand in 13.2 overs. However, Maheesh Theekshana’s double strike in…

The government has announced a new initiative to issue copies of birth, marriage, and death certificates to Sri Lankans living abroad through Sri Lankan embassies, aimed at providing greater convenience to the expatriate community.The program will be launched as a pilot project across seven selected foreign missions, including the embassies in Kuwait, Japan, and Qatar, and the consulates in Melbourne (Australia), Toronto (Canada), Milan (Italy), and Dubai (UAE), according to the President’s Media Division (PMD).In Sri Lanka, efforts are underway to enhance the e-BMD (electronic Birth, Marriage, and Death) database system, which is jointly managed by the Registrar General’s Department…

Israeli authorities eased a travel warning for Sri Lanka on Wednesday, some three weeks after cautioning tourists at a popular beach town of an imminent terrorist threat.The National Security Council, which publishes travel advisories, said it was lowering the warning level for Sri Lanka’s Arugam Bay area from four, which indicates a highly credible threat, to two, indicating a more mild occasional threat.The high-level threat area had extended across Sri Lanka’s southeastern coast as far as the town of Hikkaduwa.The rest of the island nation was lowered from level three — moderate — to level two.The NSC says the threat…

The Meterology Department requests the general public to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by lightning during thundershowers as the atmospheric conditions are favorable further for afternoon thundershowers in most parts of the island.Showers or thundershowers will occur in the most parts of the island after 2.00 p.m.Showers or thundershowers may occur in Northern and Eastern provinces and in Hambantota district during the morning too.Heavy showers about 100 mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North- western provinces and in Badulla, Galle and Matara districts. Fairly heavy showers about 75 mm are likely elsewhere, it said.Misty…

Over 17 million Sri Lankans will have the chance to vote for the country’s tenth Parliament election weeks after Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election after a historic second round of counting.This snap election, called by the new President, is expected to have significant ramifications for the nation’s political gridlock, particularly as the National People’s Power (NPP) party led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, which currently holds only three seats, seeks to establish itself as the dominant political force. A total of 17,140,354 Sri Lankans are eligible to vote in this year’s Parliamentary Election, with the Gampaha District…

The U.S. Embassy in Colombo has lifted the travel restrictions issued to American citizens on October 23, 2024, for the Arugam Bay area in Sri Lanka. In its latest travel security update, the U.S. Embassy in Colombo encourages all U.S. citizens to review the Travel Advisory for Sri Lanka, maintain vigilance, be aware of their surroundings and report suspicious activity and emergencies to local authorities (119).It was widely reported yesterday that the government had requested the US Embassy in Colombo to lift its adverse travel advisory warning its citizens to stay away from travelling to the east coast surfing resort of…

The Department of Examinations has issued a special notice regarding the issuance of exam certificates.Accordingly, the department announces that the issuing of exam certificates will not be carried out on November 14 due to the departmental staff being deployed for election duties.Furthermore, the examination department stated that all service counters and the online service will not be operational on Thursday (14).

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has requested the U.S. Embassy to remove the security alert issued earlier asking its nationals to avoid the Arugam Bay area until further notice, a spokesperson said yesterday.The U.S. Embassy issued the alert on October 23. It said, “The Embassy received credible information warning of an attack targeting popular tourist locations in the Arugam Bay area. Due to the serious risk posed by this threat, the Embassy imposed a travel restriction on Embassy personnel for Arugam Bay effective immediately and until further notice. U.S. citizens are strongly urged to avoid the Arugam Bay area until further…

The Chairman of the Election Commission, R.M.A.L. Ratnayake, stated that the counting of votes for the general election will commence at 4.15 p.m. on November 14.He made these remarks during a special press briefing held today (12) at the Department of Government Information, where he provided updates on the general election.Ratnayake also informed that the results from polling areas and district-level results will be released to the media only after being re-checked and approved by the Election Commission. Thus, he urged everyone to refrain from releasing unofficial election results.“Arrangements have been made to begin counting postal votes at 4.15 p.m.…

Two foreign national women who had arrived in Sri Lanka on tourist visas and were found engaging in business activities have been arrested in Kandy.According to the police, the women were apprehended at the Kandy Central Market during a raid carried out based on information received by officers of the Tourist Police in Kandy.The two women, aged 47 and 48, have been identified as Chinese nationals.Kandy Police are conducting further investigations into the incident.