Sri Lanka, Dec. 1 -- Opposition parties yesterday declared a temporary political truce in light of the prevailing flood situation and pledged their full support for ongoing relief efforts. SLPP MP Na... Read More
Sri Lanka, Dec. 1 -- Parliamentay sessions will be suspended tomorrow (December 2) due to the national disaster situation, Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne announced today. In addition, today's session ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Dec. 1 -- The Opposition staged a walkout of Parliament protesting the refusal by the ruling party to allow a full day's debate on the disaster situation. Chief Opposition Whip Gayantha K... Read More
Sri Lanka, Dec. 1 -- According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), 998,918 people across all 25 districts of Sri Lanka have been affected by the severe flooding and l... Read More
Sri Lanka, Dec. 1 -- The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) announced that the death toll from the ongoing adverse weather conditions has risen to 355, while 366 people remain missing. According to the... Read More
Sri Lanka, Dec. 1 -- The deep depression in the Bay of Bengal is moving northwards, away from Sri Lanka, and is expected to weaken further, the Department of Meteorology said. According to the depart... Read More
Sri Lanka, Dec. 1 -- The Opposition alleged today that the government had not taken precautionary measures to mitigate the devastation caused by the adverse weather despite prior warnings by the Meteo... Read More
Sri Lanka, Dec. 1 -- Sri Lanka is now confronting one of its gravest natural disasters in recent memory, as Cyclone Ditwah and the resulting weather system continue to unleash relentless rain, flash f... Read More
Sri Lanka, Dec. 1 -- A security manager at the Taj Samudra hotel in Colombo was arrested yesterday for allegedly assaulting trainee hotel students, police said. The arrest was made after a complaint ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Dec. 1 -- Gold prices in Sri Lanka recorded a sharp increase today (01) in line with a significant surge in the international market. According to market traders, the global price of gold ... Read More