Sri Lanka
‘Sri Lanka Day’ celebration cancelled
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has ordered, in view of the disaster situation, the cancellation of the ‘Sri Lanka Day’ due to take place...
Sri Lanka has fallen to a beggarly situation- Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe
Foreign aid has been minimal when compared to the magnitude of the natural disaster faced by Sri Lanka, said former minister Dr. Wijeyadasa...
Eastern Province faces widespread blackouts after transmission tower collapses
A 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,...
Sri Lanka to grant Rs. 5 million for homes destroyed by Cyclone Ditwa
Sri Lanka will provide Rs. 5 million to each household whose home was destroyed in flooding or landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwa, President...
UNESCO asked to intervene in illegal road threatening Knuckles Forest
An environmental watchdog has asked UNESCO to intervene urgently to stop what it says is an unlawful road being carved through the Knuckles...
Defence Secretary accused of threatening Meteorology chief
The Secretary to the Ministry of Defence had summoned the head of the Meteorological Department and threatened him, asking him not to make...
Shortage of eggs warned, as three million hens perish in natural disaster
Poultry production has been adversely affected by the natural disaster situation, said Lanka Bakery Owners Association president N.K. Jayawardena at a media briefing...
Emergency regulations are excessive, misaligned with disaster needs – HRCSL
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has raised concerns that certain provisions in the recently issued emergency regulations may not align...
