An estimated 2.3 million people - more than half of them women - were living in areas flooded by Cyclone Ditwah that struck Sri Lanka on 28 November. MORE..
9 Dec 2025 (1:26 PM)
The Colombo Magistrate s Court has ordered the release on bail of the former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), Mohammed Hilmi who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) in connection with an alleged corruption charge. MORE..
9 Dec 2025 (12:51 PM)
Several people have sustained injuries at a hotel in the Aomori town of Hachinohe after a powerful 7. 6-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan on Monday. MORE..
8 Dec 2025 (10:41 PM)
US President Donald Trump expects Cambodia and Thailand to "fully honor" their ceasefire commitments following renewed clashes along their disputed border that has forced thousands of people to flee, a senior administration official said on Monday (Dec 8). MORE..
9 Dec 2025 (8:17 AM)
The Disaster Management Center (DMC) has instructed District Secretaries to evacuate people living in landslide-prone areas in the districts of Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunegala, and Matale to designated safe centers. MORE..
9 Dec 2025 (9:05 AM)
The death toll due to the adverse weather conditions experienced in the country in the past few days caused by Cyclone Ditwah has increased to 638 as of today (09), the Disaster Management Center (DMC) has confirmed. MORE..
9 Dec 2025 (1:34 PM)