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Ditwah reduces over 13,000 houses to rubble

Sri Lanka, Dec. 17 -- The total number of houses completely destroyed across Sri Lanka by the calamity triggered by Cyclone Ditwah has surpassed 13,000, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DM... Read More


Notice on false information

Sri Lanka, Dec. 17 -- The Presidential Secretariat warned the public about a misleading news item circulating on social media under the title "Rapid Complaint Handling Procedure for Irregularities Inv... Read More


Rapid intervention helps safeguard paddy fields in disaster-affected Rajanganaya

Sri Lanka, Dec. 17 -- Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, Ananda Wijepala, visited Rajanganaya, an area severely affected by recent flooding, to assess the situation and implement m... Read More


Coconut Board calls for info on damaged coconut trees by December 25

Sri Lanka, Dec. 16 -- The Coconut Cultivation Board has called on the public to provide information on coconut trees destroyed by Cyclone Ditwah by 25 December. Dr. Sunimal Jayakody, Chairman of the ... Read More


Sri Lanka Singers' Association scoffs rumors on singer Latha Walpola

Sri Lanka, Dec. 16 -- The Sri Lanka Singers' Association today scoffed the rumors that are being circulated on social media that popular signer Latha Walpola has passed away. Musician Ajantha Peiris,... Read More


Former Minister C. B. Rathnayake granted bail

Sri Lanka, Dec. 16 -- Former Minister C. B. Rathnayake, who was in remand following his arrest by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), has been granted bail by ... Read More


Security beefed up for Ashes Adelaide Test after Bondi shooting

Sri Lanka, Dec. 16 -- Police armed with rifles will be part of a beefed up security presence at the third Test between Australia and England at Adelaide Oval after the Bondi Beach shooting attacks, of... Read More


Indian aid ship arrives in Colombo after Cyclone Ditwah

Sri Lanka, Dec. 16 -- Another ship carrying Indian humanitarian assistance under Operation Sagar Bandhu has arrived at the Colombo Port to support Sri Lanka's relief efforts following Cyclone Ditwah. ... Read More


Sri Lanka Ambassador meets Bahrain crown prince

Sri Lanka, Dec. 16 -- The Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Shanika Dissanayake, met His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain,... Read More


Passenger arrested at BIA with Rs. 285,000 cigarettes

Sri Lanka, Dec. 16 -- A Sri Lankan passenger attempting to smuggle a consignment of foreign-made cigarettes valued at Rs. 285,000 through the Green Channel at the Bandaranaike International Airport (B... Read More