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Schools in Matara closed for three more days
Due to severe flooding, all schools in the Matara district will be closed on Monday (09) and Tuesday (10). Schools have been closed since Thursday (05) and the District Disaster Management Committee decided to extend this due to the harsh weather situation.
The Zonal Education Office, Matara, said that they do not yet know whether the flooding and closures will impact the grade 5 scholarship exams that are scheduled to be held on October 15.
So far 6967 families are stranded due to the severe flooding and 399 houses have sustained damages. On Thursday (05) the President instructed authorities to provide flood relief and to use the armed forces to assist with distribution.
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- June 12, 2025 - 455 - 0
Badminton: World No.2 ranked Anders to play exhibition match against Viren at MBA Courts on Friday
An exhibition badminton match between Sri Lanka’s youngest Olympian shuttler, Viren Nettasinghe, and Anders Antonsen, the World No.2 ranked in Men’s Singles, will take place at the Mercantile Badminton Association (MBA) Courts at Malalasekara Mawatha, Colombo 7 on Friday (13).
- June 11, 2025 - 165 - 0
Customs seize Rs. 119 Mn worth of cigarettes and whisky hidden in furniture shipment
In a major detection at the Ceylon Shipping Lines (CSL) warehouse in Colombo 09, Sri Lanka Customs officers uncovered a large consignment of contraband cigarettes and whisky concealed within a shipment declared as household furniture and personal goods.
- June 12, 2025 - 153 - 0
Sri Lanka condoles with families of victims of Air India crash
Sri Lanka shared its condolences with bereaved family members of the victims of the Air crash in India today.
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