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Heavy rains expected from today

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6 hours ago

June 10, 2025

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Due to the effect of the active southwest monsoon condition, showery conditions are expected to enhance in the southwestern part of the island from today (June 10), with strong wind gusts over the island and in sea areas, the Department of Meteorology has said.

Accordingly, the general public has been requested to be attentive to future forecasts issued by the Met. Dept. in this regard.

Showers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North-western provinces and in the Galle and Matara districts.

Heavy falls of about 100 mm are likely at some places in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in the Nuwara-Eliya, Kandy, Galle and Matara districts.

Several spells of showers may occur in the Northern province and in Anuradhapura and in the Hambantota districts as well.

Showers or thundershowers are also expected at a few places in the Badulla, Ampara and Batticaloa districts during the afternoon or night.

Meanwhile, strong winds of about 50 kmph can be expected at times over the Western slopes of the central hills and in the Northern, North-central, North-western and Southern provinces and in the Trincomalee district.

The general public has been requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

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“The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida” wins French literary prize

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2 hours ago

June 10, 2025

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Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka has won the 8th Émile Guimet Prize for Asian Literature for the French translation of his novel “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida”.

According to the Sri Lankan Embassy in France, Karunatilaka was awarded the French literary prize by the Guimet Museum on June 05.

“The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida”, was translated from English by Xavier Gros and published in French by Calmann Lévy in 2024.

The president of the Guimet Museum, Yannick Lintz, in a statement, praised the work’s “literary invention of universal dimension” and “the modernity and radicalism of its writing.”

“The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida” also won the prestigious Booker Prize in 2022.

Congratulations to #SriLankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka on winning the 8th Emile Guimet Prize for Asian Literature for his novel “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida” awarded by the Guimet Museum on Thursday 5 June 2025. Karunatilaka’s novel also won the prestigious #BookerPrize in… pic.twitter.com/fs4zjaQ565
— Sri Lanka in France 🇱🇰 (@SLinFrance) June 9, 2025

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10-hr. water cut tomorrow in Gampaha District

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3 hours ago

June 10, 2025

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A 10-hour water cut will be imposed in several areas in the Gampaha District tomorrow (June 11), the National Water Supply & Drainage Board (NWSDB) has announced.

Accordingly, the water supply to the Peliyagoda, Wattala, Ja-Ela and the Katunayake-Seeduwa Urban Council areas and Kelaniya, Biyagama, Mahara, Dompe, Katana, Minuwangoda and Gampaha Pradeshiya Sabha areas will be suspended from 08:30am – 06:30pm tomorrow, the NWSDB said.

The NWSDB noted that the water cut is being imposed to facilitate the connection of the solar grid at the Biyagama Water Treatment Plant to the main grid and also to carry out essential maintenance activities.

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First Dy. Managing Director of IMF to visit Sri Lanka

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3 hours ago

June 10, 2025

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Dr. Gita Gopinath, the First Deputy Managing Director (FDMD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka from June 15 -16, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka states.

The CBSL adds : This visit is significant, as it marks the first time since 2005 that a serving FDMD of the IMF visits Sri Lanka. During this visit, Dr. Gopinath will be the guest of honour at the conference on “Sri Lanka’s Road to Recovery: Debt and Governance”, jointly co-hosted by the Ministry of Finance, Central Bank of Sri Lanka and the IMF, scheduled to be held on 16 June 2025. At the mid-point of the IMF-supported reform programme, the conference aims to reflect upon the lessons learnt from Sri Lanka’s experience in restoring macroeconomic stability, implementing debt restructuring and governance reforms, and to focus on the challenges ahead. Additionally, FDMD is expected to hold bilateral discussions with the Sri Lankan authorities and several key stakeholders on the IMF’s engagement with Sri Lanka.