The Department of Meteorology warns that the deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal, which was located 110 km to the east of Trincomalee at around 11.30 a.m. today (27), is likely to move closer to the east coast of Sri Lanka and further intensify into a cyclonic storm during the next 06 hours. MORE..
27 Nov 2024 (7:38 PM)
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the announcement of a staff-level agreement for the third review under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Extended Fund Facility program for Sri Lanka. MORE..
27 Nov 2024 (11:47 AM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed new Secretaries to two key ministries, according to the President s Media Division (PMD). MORE..
27 Nov 2024 (11:29 PM)
Sri Lanka Police has established a special hotline, 107 , dedicated for Tamil-speaking individuals to report or seek assistance regarding the prevailing adverse weather conditions, according to Police Spokesman DIG Nihal Thalduwa.
27 Nov 2024 (12:49 PM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has directed officials to provide immediate relief services to affected people in disaster-stricken areas by gathering information on-site rather than relying solely on technological data. MORE..
27 Nov 2024 (6:27 PM)
The body of another student out of the six who went missing after the tractor they were traveling on toppled and was swept away by floodwaters at Karaitivu in Ampara District last evening (26), has been discovered. MORE..
27 Nov 2024 (11:53 PM)