Reopening schools located in landslide-prone areas would be extremely dangerous and therefore the government is focusing on identifying such schools and relocating them to suitable locations based on scientific assessments, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has stated. MORE..
21 Dec 2025 (5:46 PM)
A meeting between Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, Marc-Andreé Franche, was held on the 20 December 2025 at the Prime Minister s Office. MORE..
21 Dec 2025 (11:04 PM)
Spill gates of 12 major reservoirs have been closed completely while overall, release of water from reservoirs across the country are currently decreasing, Eng. Nilantha Danapala, the Director of the Water Management Secretariat at the Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka has confirmed. MORE..
21 Dec 2025 (6:25 PM)
A multi-day fishing trawler has gone missing after setting out from the Mirissa fishing harbor in Matara. MORE..
21 Dec 2025 (3:53 PM)
A group of the world s top economists including the Nobel prize winner Joseph Stiglitz have called for Sri Lanka s debt payments to be suspended as it tackles the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah. MORE..
21 Dec 2025 (11:51 PM)
Saudi Arabia has surpassed its record for the number of executions carried out annually for a second year in a row. MORE..
21 Dec 2025 (7:59 PM)