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Government reviews Ditwah disaster damages

Sri Lanka, Dec. 16 -- Economic losses caused by the 'Ditwah' disaster condition were revealed at the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development. Accordingly, roads and b... Read More


Japan extends disaster response emergency grant

Sri Lanka, Dec. 16 -- In response to the recent disaster situation in Sri Lanka, the Government of Japan decided to provide $2.5 million in emergency grant aid. This aid is slated to be implemented t... Read More


UK, US, and Australia deliver cyclone relief in Jaffna

Srilanka, Dec. 15 -- The distribution of UK aid in the North of Sri Lanka following Cyclone Ditwah took place when Acting British High Commissioner Theresa O'Mahony visited Jaffna on Saturday (13). Th... Read More


Fuel spill near Colombo Port under control

Srilanka, Dec. 15 -- The Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) states that an oil slick, caused by a leak from a fuel buoy located 3 1/2 nautical miles west of the Port of Colombo, has been b... Read More


Alleged drug trafficker arrested with drug haul

Srilanka, Dec. 15 -- A man was arrested with a stock of Kush drugs valued at approximately Rs. 200 million. Officers from the Katunayake Airport Police Narcotics Bureau arrested the suspect last n... Read More


Former CPC Chairman arrested

Srilanka, Dec. 15 -- Former Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), Dhammika Ranatunga, was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC). He was... Read More


Nawalapitiya-Kandy main road reopened

Srilanka, Dec. 15 -- The Nawalapitiya-Kandy main road, which suffered a landslide due to the Ditwa cyclone, reopened this morning (15) after 18 days. However, the Road Development Authority (RDA) is ... Read More


Sajith calls for Disaster Management Ministry to be made a line ministry

Sri Lanka, Dec. 14 -- Leader of the Opposition and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader, Sajith Premadasa, has proposed that the Disaster Management Ministry should be converted into a Line Ministry to... Read More


Kandy Deputy Mayor's daughter among those arrested in Facebook party raid

Sri Lanka, Dec. 14 -- The daughter of the Deputy Mayor of Kandy, representing the National People's Power (NPP) party, has been reported among those arrested following a police raid on a "Facebook par... Read More


Former Speaker Ranwala's blood test results not available yet

Sri Lanka, Dec. 14 -- The Police have stated that the investigation reports required to determine whether former Speaker Ashoka Ranwala was under the influence of alcohol at the time of a recent traff... Read More