Year: 2025
Existing budget can fund immediate relief – Harsha
Sri Lanka already has sufficient fiscal room to deliver urgent cyclone relief without presenting a new budget, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dr....
Floods damage 273,000 acres of paddy fields affecting 153,000 farmers
The Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board (AAIB) estimates that recent floods triggered by Cyclone Ditwah have damaged roughly 273,000 acres of paddy lands,...
Only 30% of Sri Lanka’s rail network usable
Only about 30% of Sri Lanka’s railway system remains operational after the recent cyclone that battered the island, leaving widespread destruction across transport,...
Cyclone Ditwah leaves Rs.190 billion blow to Sri Lanka’s highways
Sri Lanka’s government has estimated that recent weather-related disasters caused roughly Rs.190 billion in damage to the country’s highway network, officials said Thursday,...
KIA second stage project rampant with corruption
Astrology says any fault in a house’s main doorframe affects its main occupant adversely. Taken similarly, the key entry point to a country...
Meta starts kicking Australian children off Instagram and Facebook
Meta has started booting Australian children under 16 years off its Instagram, Facebook and Threads platforms, a week before an official teen social...
Sri Lanka cyclone tragedy exposes government failures
Days after Cyclone Ditwah tore through Sri Lanka, over 1.46 million people across all 25 of the nation’s districts remain affected by the...
Sri Lanka on alert for post-flood disease spike, PHI union says
Sri Lanka faces an increased risk of dengue, chikungunya and leptospirosis in the days ahead as floodwaters recede and essential services remain disrupted,...
Kegalle, Kandy worst hit as 388,000 water connections remain disrupted
Nearly 388,000 domestic water supply connections remain disrupted across Sri Lanka following severe floods and landslides, the Office of the Commissioner-General of Essential...
Misinformation targeting President may lead to 5-year imprisonment – Watagala
Deputy Minister of Public Security Sunil Watagala on Tuesday (02) warned that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is the target of coordinated online smear...
