President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has ordered, in view of the disaster situation, the cancellation of the ‘Sri Lanka Day’ due to take place...
ByStaff WriterDecember 6, 2025Foreign aid has been minimal when compared to the magnitude of the natural disaster faced by Sri Lanka, said former minister Dr. Wijeyadasa...
ByStaff WriterDecember 6, 2025A major transmission tower collapse on the 132-kilovolt Rantambe–Mahiyanganaya line caused the most severe damage to Sri Lanka’s electricity grid during Cyclone Ditwah,...
ByStaff WriterDecember 6, 2025Sri Lanka will provide Rs. 5 million to each household whose home was destroyed in flooding or landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwa, President...
ByStaff WriterDecember 6, 2025An environmental watchdog has asked UNESCO to intervene urgently to stop what it says is an unlawful road being carved through the Knuckles...
ByStaff WriterDecember 6, 2025The Secretary to the Ministry of Defence had summoned the head of the Meteorological Department and threatened him, asking him not to make...
ByStaff WriterDecember 5, 2025Poultry production has been adversely affected by the natural disaster situation, said Lanka Bakery Owners Association president N.K. Jayawardena at a media briefing...
ByStaff WriterDecember 5, 2025The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has raised concerns that certain provisions in the recently issued emergency regulations may not align...
ByStaff WriterDecember 5, 2025Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident