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The FIFA World Cup 2026 draw is here - this is how it will work

Sri Lanka, Dec. 5 -- Pots, quadrants, confederation constraints, group position grids... the 2026 World Cup finals draw on Friday is not going to be a straightforward affair. There's a lot to unpack ... Read More


VFS Global extends support to Sri Lanka's flood relief efforts

Sri Lanka, Dec. 5 -- Reaffirming its long-standing partnership with Sri Lanka, VFS Global has extended support to the country's official flood relief efforts, offering financial assistance and mobilis... Read More


Partially, fully damaged houses to get maximum Rs. 2.5 million compensation: Deputy Minister

Sri Lanka, Dec. 5 -- Deputy Minister of Defence Aruna Jayasekera said the government will provide compensation subject to a maximum of Rs. 2.5 million to houses that have been partially or fully damag... Read More


Beat forest officer remanded over Rs. 10,000 bribe

Sri Lanka, Dec. 5 -- A beat forest officer suspected of accepting a bribe of Rs. 10,000 to issue a permit related to cutting timber was today remanded till December 12 by Colombo Chief Magistrate Asan... Read More


CBSL issues advisory on handling flood-affected currency notes

Sri Lanka, Dec. 5 -- The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) issued a public advisory on how to handle wet or flood affected currency notes, in the aftermath of the recent floods that devastated the coun... Read More


Court rejects former Mahaweli Authority Director General's anticipatory bail application

Sri Lanka, Dec. 5 -- Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama today rejected the anticipatory bail application filed by former Director General of the Sri Lanka Mahaweli Authority, Keerthi B. Kot... Read More


Korea pledges USD 500,000 in emergency relief for Sri Lanka's cyclone-hit communities

Sri Lanka, Dec. 5 -- The Government of the Republic of Korea has pledged USD 500,000 to support emergency relief efforts in Sri Lanka following the severe impact of tropical cyclone Ditwah. According... Read More


Disaster warnings Sri Lanka should adapt

SRILANKA, Dec. 4 -- The rising death toll and widespread infrastructure ruin from the latest deluges serve as a brutal, unmistakable warning: Sri Lanka's socio-economic progress is fundamentally at ri... Read More


The earth swallowed the sleeping: The disaster that haunts Rambuk ela village

SRILANKA, Dec. 4 -- I thought someone was cutting branches for goats, so I opened the window. When I looked outside, I couldn't see the houses, wells, trees, or electric poles that were opposite,' say... Read More


Could Sri Lanka have been better prepared if warnings were heeded?

SRILANKA, Dec. 4 -- The worst natural disaster Sri Lanka faced in recent history was the tsunami. The next major disaster that struck the country after that was the Ditwah cyclone and the severe flood... Read More