The Situation Report issued by the Disaster Management Center at 0600hrs on 8th December 3035 confirms that 627 persons have lost their lives due to floods...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 08 DECEMBER 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 08 December 2025 by the Department of Meteorology The Northeast monsoon conditions are gradually establishing...
Death toll hits 627, over 2.17 mn affected across 25 districts The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) has issued fresh landslide warnings as relentless heavy rains continue...
In a massive nationwide crackdown under the Ratama Ekata (A Nation United) Drug Prevention Programme, police have taken 35,855 drug traffickers and users into custody across...
The Hydrology and Disaster Management Directorate yesterday issued a cautionary alert as the water level in the Malwathu Oya continued to rise steadily, increasing the possibility...
Two C-130J Super Hercules and Airmen from the US Air Force 36th Contingency Response Group (CRG) arrived at Katunayake Air Base, yesterday, to provide American airlift...
A major drug consignment with a street value of over Rs. 200 million was seized off the Kalpitiya coast in a coordinated operation by the Navy...
A hotel chef was arrested with 15 birds on Saturday (6) in connection with the theft of 32 exotic birds from the Dehiwala National Zoological Garden...
Further to my earlier letter titled, “Psychology of Greed and Philosophy for a New World Order” (The Island 26.11.2025) it may not be far-fetched to say that...
Monday 8th December, 2025 The number of deaths due to the recent weather disasters reached 627 yesterday. The Opposition has blamed the government’s poor disaster response...