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Sri Lanka is struggling to recover from the devastating Cyclone Ditwah even as it was trying to rebuild from a debt crisis and political turmoil, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake told Newsweek in an exclusive interview as he called for a new approach for debt-burdened countries vulnerable to climate change. MORE..
8 Dec 2025 (8:26 PM)
The Level-3 (Red) landslide evacuation warning issued to multiple areas in four districts has been extended. MORE..
8 Dec 2025 (6:19 PM)
A special District Coordinating Committee meeting, convened today (08), to review the damage caused to the agricultural sector in the Nuwara Eliya District due to Cyclone Ditwah and to discuss the urgent measures required at the Nuwara Eliya District Secretariat. MORE..
8 Dec 2025 (4:50 PM)
A decision has been taken to promptly provide all necessary facilities to the Kandy Court Complex that was damaged by recent floods caused by Cyclone Ditwah. MORE..
8 Dec 2025 (5:24 PM)
Approximately 108,000 hectares of paddy, 6,600 hectares of maize, 6,143 hectares of up-country and low-country vegetables and 11,000 hectares of land used to cultivate other crops have been completely destroyed due to adverse weather conditions experienced in recent days. MORE..
8 Dec 2025 (7:26 PM)
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya says the government stands ready to support rebuilding the University of Peradeniya after several of the facilities were damaged in recent floods. MORE..
8 Dec 2025 (8:03 PM)