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Drug-smuggling couple arrested

Srilanka, Dec. 7 -- A married couple has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) with a haul of illegal narcotics valued at over Rs. 250 million. According to reports, the coupl... Read More


Operation Sagar Bandhu boosts aid

Srilanka, Dec. 7 -- India has significantly escalated its technical support to Sri Lanka, moving firmly into the rebuilding phase following Cyclone Ditwah. The ninth Indian Air Force (IAF) C-17 aircra... Read More


Landslide Early Warnings extended

Srilanka, Dec. 7 -- The National Building Research Institute (NBRI) issued its latest warning indicating several areas across seven districts are under elevated landslide threat levels. This warning ... Read More


'Hiru Sahana Yathra' marks eight consecutive days

Sri Lanka, Dec. 6 -- 'Hiru Sahana Yathra' continues for eighth consecutive day "Hiru Sahana Yathra', disaster relief operation is active today (06) for the eighth consecutive day. The distribution o... Read More


Banks given guidelines on disaster relief

Sri Lanka, Dec. 6 -- The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) issued a new circular instructing all licensed banks to offer relief measures to individuals and businesses whose revenue or operations were d... Read More


Death toll exceeds 600, 214 missing

Sri Lanka, Dec. 6 -- The latest report from the Disaster Management Center, issued at 6:00 PM, confirms that 607 lives perished and 214 people remain missing due to the floods and landslides ravaging ... Read More


Sri Lanka requests international support for reconstruction

Sri Lanka, Dec. 6 -- A diplomatic briefing, co-chaired by Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment & Tourism, Vijitha Herath, was held yesterday (5) to... Read More


'Ditwah' damages over 400 production plants

Sri Lanka, Dec. 6 -- The Ministry of Industries and Enterprise Development stated that the number of production and export factories damaged by Cyclone "Ditwah" has increased to 416. To support the r... Read More


Police ordered to prevent forcible seizure of goods

Sri Lanka, Dec. 6 -- All police units were instructed to take maximum measures to prevent groups from forcibly seizing relief items being transported to areas affected by disaster. These instruction... Read More


Canada pledges CAD1 million for disaster relief

Sri Lanka, Dec. 5 -- Canada is providing CAD1 million in humanitarian assistance to support emergency relief operations across the country following the recent disaster. The contribution was announce... Read More