COLOMBO, Dec. 11 -- Ambassador (Retd.) Esala Weerakoon, former Secretary-General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and former Foreign Secretary of Sri Lanka, has called f... Read More
COLOMBO, Dec. 10 -- Sri Lanka's livestock and poultry sectors have suffered severe devastation in the wake of Cyclone Ditwah, with tens of thousands of animals killed and egg production plunging sharp... Read More
Sri Lanka, Dec. 9 -- Cyclone Ditwah did not simply pass over Sri Lanka, it carved a wound across the island that will take years to heal. New geospatial analysis from the United Nations Development Pr... Read More
COLOMBO, Dec. 7 -- Two US Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft and a contingent of Airmen from the 36th Contingency Response Group (CRG) arrived at the Katunayake Air Base on Sunday (7) to bolster... Read More
COLOMBO, Dec. 7 -- Sri Lanka's Road Development Authority (RDA) had re-opened all major roads affected by Cyclone Ditwah, RDA Director General Wimal Kandamby announced on Saturday (6), adding that day... Read More
COLOMBO, Dec. 5 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it is assessing options to provide further support to Sri Lanka as the country reels from the extensive economic and humanitarian fallout ... Read More
COLOMBO, Dec. 3 -- Sri Lanka Police on Wednesday (3) warned that strict legal action will be taken against individuals spreading false or misleading information amidst the state of emergency currently... Read More
COLOMBO, Dec. 3 -- Over 275,000 children across Sri Lanka have been affected by Cyclone Ditwah and are facing an escalating humanitarian crisis, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Sri Lanka, sai... Read More
Sri Lanka, Dec. 1 -- Cyclone Ditwah has left behind an immense trail of death and destruction across Sri Lanka - deadly landslides, entire families buried under collapsing earth, hundreds dead and hun... Read More
COLOMBO, Dec. 1 -- India has expanded its emergency assistance to Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu, with naval and air assets bolstering search, rescue, and relief efforts for thousands of famil... Read More