Warning issued for very heavy showers

The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for heavy rain, for Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-western provinces and for Galle, Matara, Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya and Mannar districts. 

Due to South-West monsoon conditions which are gradually establishing across the island, prevailing showery and windy conditions will continue further, it said.

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Who is Mohammad Mokhber, the man set to become Iran s interim president?

(Reuters) - Here are some key facts about Mohammad Mokhber, 68, Iran’s first vice president who, based on the country’s constitution, is expected to become interim president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.

* As interim president, Mokhber is part of a three-person council, along with the speaker of parliament and the head...

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Over 650 jobs at risk at Sapugaskanda refinery?

More than 650 employees at the Sapugaskanda Refinery, the country’s sole oil refinery, face potential job losses due to its transformation into a separate public enterprise.

According to sources, the government plans to retain only approximately 200 of the current employees for the new enterprise. 

The remaining workers will be placed in a pool from...

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Prison officers launch sick leave trade union action

The All-Ceylon Prison Officers’ Union has decided to engage in trade union action by reporting ‘sick leave’ from today (20) until May 22, demanding an increase in wages. 

It is reported that the trade union action has been launched demanding an increase in wages by Rs. 25,000. 

Meanwhile, the trade union action initiated by the university...

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash, official says

(Reuters) - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister were killed in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain and icy weather, an Iranian official said on Monday, after search teams located the wreckage in East Azerbaijan province.

“President Raisi, the foreign minister and all the passengers in the helicopter were killed in the c...

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Iranian President Raisi feared dead as helicopter wreckage found

Image Credit: Red Crescent via FARS News Agency

 

(Reuters) - Hopes are fading that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister have survived a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain and icy weather, an Iranian official said on Monday after search teams located the wreckage.

“President Raisi’s helicopter was completely burned in th...

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