Sri Lanka
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...
UN says Sri Lanka’s poor preparedness worsened flood disaster
Sri Lanka must urgently strengthen its infrastructure and disaster-preparedness systems to withstand increasingly severe climate events, a senior United Nations official said, describing...
Govt accused of undermining constitution by failing to appoint Auditor General
The Professionals’ National Front (PNF) accused the Government of eroding constitutional governance by failing for more than eight months to appoint a permanent...
Death toll rises to 486, 341 missing
The Disaster Management Center (DMC) confirmed Thursday that 486 people have died and 341 remain missing following a week of severe weather that...
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,...
