Srilanka, Dec. 1 -- Parliament met this morning (01) at 9:00 a.m., chaired by Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne. Soon after the session began, the Speaker suspended proceedings for 30 minutes to discu... Read More
Srilanka, Dec. 1 -- The Pakistan Navy's PNS Saif joined Sri Lanka's disaster response efforts following the devastating floods caused by Cyclonic Storm Ditwah. A Harbin Z-9EC helicopter, which was on... Read More
Srilanka, Dec. 1 -- The Sri Lanka Navy continues extensive rescue and relief operations in the areas affected by the flooding triggered by the breach of a section of the Mavil Aru tank embankment in T... Read More
Srilanka, Dec. 1 -- Japan's assessment team which consists of medical professionals and JICA staff arrived in Colombo last night (30), and is in discussion with the Ministry of Health on where to depl... Read More
Srilanka, Dec. 1 -- Sri Lanka Tourism, in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Air Force, completed a rescue mission to assist international tourists stranded in the Nuwara Eliya area due to severe weathe... Read More
Srilanka, Dec. 1 -- Instructions were given to District Secretaries regarding existing issues to accelerate disaster relief services, stated Commissioner General of Essential Services Prabath Chandrak... Read More
Srilanka, Dec. 1 -- Colombo Chief Magistrate, Asanga S. Bodaragama, today (26) ordered a Nigerian national allegedly arrested over a large-scale online scam to be remanded until December 12. The scam... Read More
Srilanka, Dec. 1 -- Our correspondent reports that the Polonnaruwa - Batticaloa main road, which was closed due to the adverse weather conditions, has now been reopened for traffic. Vehicular movemen... Read More
Srilanka, Dec. 1 -- The United Nations took steps yesterday to activate its emergency coordination system to launch a joint response with Sri Lankan government agencies and humanitarian organisations ... Read More
Srilanka, Dec. 1 -- The latest report released by the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) regarding the situation caused by the adverse weather across the island indicates a tragic rise in casualties. T... Read More