January 11, 2025
Prabashini Deshabandu
The Cabinet has approved the memorandum presented by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to provide food and essential services to residents in Kolonnawa and other areas in the country affected by recent floods as a result of adverse weather conditions. This decision was made during the Cabinet meeting held yesterday (03).
Today’s weather forecast
June 04, 2024A temporary decrease in the heavy rain conditions in the southwestern part of the island is expected from today (04).
Pepper harvest up by over 7,000 MT from previous year
June 03, 2024The Department of Export Agriculture has confirmed that last year’s pepper harvest exceeded 30,000 metric tons. The annual yield of pepper in Sri Lanka is about 23,000 metric tons.
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