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Flood warning issued for several areas

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The Irrigation Department has issued a flood warning for several areas in Sri Lanka, and urged the residents and travellers to remain vigilant from 25 to 28 Nov.

This precautionary measure comes in response to a low-pressure currently forming over the Bay of Bengal, which is expected to intensify over the next few days.

The Department has highlighted the risk of floods in low-lying, flood-prone areas along key river basins, including the Malwathu, Kala Oya, Kanagarayanaru, Parangi Aru, Maa Oya, Yan Oya, Mahaweli Ganga, Maduru Oya, Mundeniaru, Gal Oya, Heda Oya, and Vila Oya. These regions are particularly vulnerable to potential floods during the specified period, the Department has said.

The Meteorology Department has warned that the low-pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal is likely to develop into a depression by 25 Nov. This development is expected to bring heavy rainfall across several regions with the Eastern Province potentially experiencing very heavy showers exceeding 150 mm. Other areas, including the Northern, North-Central, Central, and Uva Provinces, as well as the Hambantota district, are expected to receive heavy showers exceeding 100 mm.

Authorities are urging the public in the affected regions to stay informed and take necessary precautions during this potentially hazardous weather event.



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Hundreds fired at aviation safety agency, union says

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The Trump administration has begun firing hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees, according to the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS) union, weeks after a fatal mid-air plane collision in Washington DC.

Several hundreds of the agency’s probationary workers – who have generally been in their positions for less than a year – received the news via email late on Friday night, a statement from PASS’s head, Alex Spero said.

It is a part of a cost-cutting drive, driven by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge)., that aims to drastically cut the federal workforce.

Spero called the firings “shameful” and said they “will increase the workload and place new responsibilities on a workforce that is already stretched thin”.

 

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The term of Acting President of the Court of Appeal Justice Mohammed Thahir Laffar extended

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The term of Acting President of the Court of Appeal Justice Mohammed Thahir Laffar has been extended.

Accordingly, Justice Mohammed Thahir Laffar took his oath before President Anura Kumara Disanayake at the Presidential Secretariat on Monday (17). Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake was also present on this occasion.

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Colombo High Court serves indictments against SLPP Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa

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The Colombo High Court has served indictments against Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa.over alleged misappropriation of Rs. 70 million provided by Krrish Company for development of rugby in Sri Lanka.

 

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