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Rebuilding after Cyclone Ditwah: Can Sri Lanka’s relief plan meet the need?
Sri Lanka’s recovery from Cyclone Ditwah and subsequent floods and landslides is raising urgent questions about whether the government’s relief plan can realistically...
PHIs bust flood-damaged rice racket in Kandy
Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) have uncovered an illegal operation in which flood-damaged rice, deemed unfit for human consumption, was being processed and released...
Death toll rises to 618, hope for survivors fades
The search for survivors is waning as Sri Lanka enters the second week after Cyclone Ditwah triggered catastrophic floods and landslides, leaving hundreds...
EDB launches relief plan to help exporters hit by severe weather
Sri Lanka’s Export Development Board (EDB) has launched a rapid relief and recovery program to support exporters affected by the recent severe weather,...
Water Board estimates Rs. 5 billion in infrastructure losses
The recent natural disaster has caused almost Rs. 5 billion in damage to Sri Lanka’s water supply infrastructure, with major disruptions reported across...
Pathum guides Gulf Giants to four-wicket win over Dubai Capitals
Pathum Nissanka’s explosive half-century powered the Gulf Giants to a four-wicket win over the Dubai Capitals in ILT20 Season 4. Nissanka’s blazing 67...
Sudanese paramilitary drone attack kills 50, including 33 children in Kordofan
A drone attack by the Sudanese paramilitary forces hit a kindergarten in south-central Sudan, killing 50 people, including 33 children, a doctors’ group...
‘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...
