In support of relief efforts for communities affected by the Ditwah cyclone, Gift Sri Lanka Foundation and the Georgia Buddhist Vihara (GBV), USA, have made a financial contribution of USD 16,000 to the Government's 'Rebuilding Sri Lanka' Fund.
Due to rainfall received since last night in certain catchment areas of the Mahaweli River, there is a possibility of flood conditions during the next 48 hours in the low-lying areas along the Mahaweli River within the following Divisional Secretariat Divisions Kinniya, Muttur, Kantale, Seruvila, Welikanda, Lankapura, Thamankaduwa, and Dimbulagala.
Mr. Jeevan Thondaman, the General Secretary of the Lanka Workers' Congress, has decided to resign from his post. Mr. Thondaman, who also serves as a Member of Parliament for the Nuwara Eliya District, has informed several Vice Presidents by phone to
Three individuals have been injured after two houses were affected by landslides in the Hunnasgiriya area of Udu Dumbara, Kandy District, according to the Kandy District Disaster Management Centre. This situation has arisen due to continuous heavy ra
The Trump administration announced on Wednesday $11.1 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, the largest ever U.S. weapons package for the island which is under increasing military pressure from China.
Kandy's Mahamaya Girls' College has been closed indefinitely due to the risk of a landslide. Principal Sashikala Senadheera stated that the reason for the closure of Mahamaya Girls' College, which had reopened on the 16th, is the prevailing risk of l
The three suspects arrested in connection with setting fire to and killing a wild elephant in the Seepukulam area have been remanded until the 24th, as per the order of the Anuradhapura Magistrate. The wild elephant, subjected to such inhumane cruelt
The Irrigation Department has issued a flood warning valid for the next 48 hours for several low-lying areas along the Mahaweli River Basin due to rainfall received since last night (17) in certain catchment areas.
