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Insurance industry geared to meet challenges of natural calamities

Sri Lanka, Dec. 14 -- Leveraging AI-driven models, satellite data, and technology for crop insurance. Improving risk management and resilience. Stresses need for greater awareness on importance of ins... Read More


'Fun, Adventure and Risk'

Sri Lanka, Dec. 14 -- As examinations are necessary evils, three-wheelers too are the same when it comes to an emergency. It has its fun and adventure but it also has been a significant contributor to... Read More


Dudley Sirisena donates Rs. 100 m to 'Rebuilding Sri Lanka' Fund

Sri Lanka, Dec. 14 -- Lakbima Rice Mills (Pvt) Ltd, based in Polonnaruwa, has contributed Rs. 100 million to the Government's 'Rebuilding Sri Lanka' Fund, set up to provide relief to communities affec... Read More


Rushin Hanguk's mission to help disaster victims

Sri Lanka, Dec. 14 -- When the first images of the deadly landslides and floods reached South Korea, Rashindra Gnanendra felt something inside him break. Sitting in his small apartment in Jeonju, the ... Read More


Losses on a cart

Sri Lanka, Dec. 14 -- Cyclone Ditwah hit businesses across the island, with traders in flood-hit areas suffering heavy losses. In Gampola, a rice mudalali was forced to dispose of large stocks after f... Read More


Helping hands

Sri Lanka, Dec. 14 -- Sri Lanka has been receiving unprecedented international aid and support following Cyclone Ditwah. Here Civil Military Affairs Coordinator at the U.S Department of State, Robert ... Read More


Set up Parliamentary Committee on Cyclone Ditwah - Patali

Sri Lanka, Dec. 14 -- Former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka has called upon the Government to appoint an independent, high-powered Parliamentary Committee to investigate the handling of Cyclone Dit... Read More


CEA to clear flood generated garbage before Christmas

Sri Lanka, Dec. 14 -- The Central Environment Authority (CEA) will clear flood generated garbage and waste in and around Colombo before Christmas. CEA Chairman Thilak Hewawasam told the media yesterda... Read More


Crackdown on informal tourist accommodation

Sri Lanka, Dec. 14 -- Only about 40 percent of tourist accommodations in Sri Lanka operate within the formal sector, while nearly 60 percent remain informal, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourism Developm... Read More


President directs fast-track relief and infrastructure repairs in Puttalam

Sri Lanka, Dec. 14 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to give top priority to restoring the livelihoods of communities affected by the disaster. He emphasised the need to ... Read More