Sri Lanka
SLWJA condemns Watagala’s call to use emergency laws against online critics
The Sri Lanka Working Journalists’ Association (SLWJA) on Wednesday (03) condemned a senior government official’s call to use emergency regulations to impose strict...
Ex-Finance Minister rejects implication in bond scam
New Democratic Front (NDF) MP Ravi Karunanayake told Parliament Wednesday that he was not responsible for the controversial bond scams, asserting that the...
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...
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,...
