All tsunami early warning towers in Sri Lanka non-functional – DMC
All 77 tsunami early warning towers across Sri Lanka have been inactive for the past three years, Disaster Management Centre (DMC) Director General...
Typhoon Kalmaegi: death toll rises to 52 as widespread flooding hits central Philippines
Typhoon Kalmaegi has left at least 52 people dead with 13 others missing in the central Philippines, mostly in widespread flooding that trapped...
Sajith calls for India–Sri Lanka framework under international law to resolve fishermen issue
Calling the fishermen issue between India and Sri Lanka a “very important” and long-standing one, Sri Lankan Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has said...
Nearly 900,000 families in Sri Lanka remain homeless
Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply Dr. Susil Ranasinghe has revealed that around 900,000 families in Sri Lanka are currently without homes,...
Forest Conservation Department rejects Minister’s request to access reserved forest lands
The Department of Forest Conservation has reportedly rejected a request by Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security, and Cooperative Development, Wasantha Samarasinghe, to...
TPA follows SJB and SB; Opts out of Nugegoda rally
The Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) has confirmed that it will not participate in the opposition rally scheduled for November 21 in Nugegoda, despite...
Govt repurposes vacant official ministerial residences after lack of interest from private sector
Plans to lease the official residences of former presidents and cabinet ministers to private buyers or for commercial projects have so far failed...
Public healthcare in crisis as hospitals struggle without doctors
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has raised serious concerns over a severe shortage of medical personnel, noting that Sri Lanka’s hospital system...
Sri Lanka’s vulnerable homes: Thousands still depend on mud, rocks, palmyra and straw for walls and roofs
More than 100,000 houses in Sri Lanka continue to be constructed using mud and rocks for walls and Palmyra leaves, cadjan, or straw...
