President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasised that a unified operational mechanism, which goes beyond the normal state administration, is required to...
The government’s failure to act on expert warnings, including advance forecasts on Cyclone Ditwah, had led to the worsening of disaster impact,...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake instructed officials to prepare the farmers in the Anuradhapura District whose paddy cultivation was destroyed due...
The Landslide Early Warning Center of the National Building Research Organisation [NBRO] has extended the RED landslide early warnings issued...
England batted against type and belatedly produced a rearguard, but it was in vain as seamer Michael Neser justified his...
Rescue teams and volunteers have been struggling to assist millions of people affected by floods and landslides in parts of...
Twenty five people have been killed in a fire at a popular nightclub in the coastal region of Goa, India,...
The Landslide Early Warning Center of the National Building Research Organisation [NBRO] has issued landslide early warnings to the districts...
The Situation Report issued by the Disaster Management Center [DMC] at 2000hrs on Saturday [06] confirms that 607 persons have...
Border clashes have erupted again between Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban forces, with each sides accusing the other of breaking a...
Advisory for Severe Lightning Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre at 12.15 p.m. 06 December 2025 valid for...
An epic stonewall from Justin Greaves had him face more than half the deliveries of his 12-Test career in this...
This is in relation to the article by Dr. Chandre Dharmawardana, “Sri Lanka’s power supply, blackouts, and how to prevent them” published in the Island Newspaper....
As a bank that takes pride in its Sri Lankan roots, Sampath Bank has always appreciated the immense value generated by the tank (Wewa) systems in...
A recent protest in Jaffna demanding justice for those who had been reported missing during the conflict and after the successful conclusion of the war, in...
LAUGFS Supermarkets has recently initiated a brand new campaign titled ‘LAUGFS Super Family’. The campaign is exclusively for LAUGFS One loyalty card members and will allow...
Wednesday 2nd September, 2020 The government and the Attorney General are at loggerheads over the eligibility of Ratnapura District SLPP MP Premalal Jayasekera, who has been...
By Sanja de Silva Jayatilleka I do not know Hejaaz Hizbullah. I have come to know of him from the several accounts published in the media...
Neyara Weerawansa and Tuvini de Alwis registered 6-3, 5-7, 11-9 wins to clinch the Clay Courts National women’s doubles title.(Pic by Kamal Wanniarachchi) Clay Court National...
… claims people won’t be adversely affected Water Supply and Drainage Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara said that steps would be taken to draft a new bill on...
The board of directors of Allianz Life Insurance Lanka Limited announced the appointment of Jayalal Hewawasam as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with effect from 20th...
by Ifham Nizam Lanka Hydraulic Institute Ltd (LHI) has commenced studies, particularly, on ash content and impact on water resources as regards the proposed fourth coal...
By Lynn Ockersz For the denizens of the Fabled Land,The shock is far too much to bear – How come the drug menace,This long course has...
By Shiranthi Gunawardana – Attorney at Law and Legal Consultant to the Finance Houses Association Regulated Finance Companies (RFCs) are major financial intermediaries which are duly...
