Year: 2025
Hundreds dead and missing in flooding across South East Asia
Hundreds are dead and missing in South East Asia, where some of the heaviest rain in decades has swept the region. Monsoon rain...
Delayed, reduced fertilizer subsidy leaving farmers ‘helpless’
The government has yet to deliver the fertilizer subsidy promised to farmers and has further restricted it to paddy cultivation, opposition lawmaker Ranjith...
Nawaz and Afridi blow Sri Lanka away to seal tri-series for Pakistan
Pakistan thundered to victory in the final of the tri-series, their attack blazing through the last nine Sri Lanka wickets for 30 runs,...
People didn’t listen to evacuation call; now, not enough boats to rescue them – T.B. Sarath
People refused to evacuate to safety despite being forewarned about the present natural disaster, said deputy minister T.B. Sarath. Referring to the situation...
High costs and tariffs push Sri Lanka’s rubber exports to historic lows
Sri Lanka must urgently address the continued decline in rubber export earnings, which have fallen below US$950 million this year, Export Development Board...
Flooding puts Colombo water supply at ‘significant risk,’ officials warn
The National Water Supply and Drainage Board said that rising water levels in the Kelani River could disrupt operations at the Ambatale Water...
Trump vows to “permanently pause” migration from “third world countries”
U.S President Donald Trump has said he will “permanently pause migration from all third world countries” after the shooting of two National Guards...
Sri Lankan MP urges President to declare emergency
Opposition lawmaker Faiszer Mustapha has urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to declare emergency law immediately in response to the “grave natural disaster” affecting...
Sri Lanka cricket team donates Pakistan tour earnings to flood relief
Sri Lanka’s national cricket team will donate its tour money and match fees from the ongoing Pakistan series to support relief efforts for...
Sri Lanka seeks foreign help as cyclone toll hits 123
The extreme weather system has destroyed nearly 15,000 homes, sending almost 44,000 people to state-run temporary shelters, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said....
