Sri Lanka, Dec. 16 -- Pramodya Wickramasinghe has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Cricket Selection Committee, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports stated. Indika de Saram, Tharang... Read More
Sri Lanka, Dec. 16 -- Legal action has been taken against the owner of a retail outlet for selling Keeri Samba rice at inflated prices and for issuing invoices under a false name as "Lanka Basmati." ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Dec. 16 -- The inaugural budget of the Balapitiya Pradeshiya Sabha, where the National People's Power (NPP) holds power, has been defeated. The budget was defeated by a margin of one vote,... Read More
Sri Lanka, Dec. 16 -- Early landslide warnings issued for several districts have been extended, after considering the current ground conditions and recent rainfall received in parts of the island. Ac... Read More
Sri Lanka, Dec. 16 -- Indian police said on Tuesday that the dead gunman in Australia's Bondi beach shooting incident, Sajid Akram, was originally from the southern Indian city of Hyderabad but had li... Read More
Sri Lanka, Dec. 16 -- The newly appointed High Commissioner of Canada to Sri Lanka, Isabelle Catherine Martin, has conveyed Canada's condolences over the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah and reaff... Read More
Sri Lanka, Dec. 16 -- The Department of Irrigation has announced that it expects to open the spill gates of the Kaudulla Reservoir shortly. The Department stated that approximately 500 cubic feet of ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Dec. 16 -- The Rs. 25,000 relief allowance has been already disbursed to more than 50% of the people who were affected by recent floods and landslides, Cabinet Spokesperson and Minister of ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Dec. 16 -- Officials of the Ministry of Transport and Highways and Urban Development stated that, due to the destruction of roads and bridges caused by the disaster situation that occurred ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Dec. 16 -- An 'Amber' advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for heavy rain in the Eastern, Central, Uva Provinces and Polonnaruwa District. Accordingly, the advisory is... Read More