Sri Lanka s new government has responded to allegations over the lack of Muslim representation in its Cabinet of Ministers. MORE..
26 Nov 2024 (4:50 PM)
The Department of Meteorology has issued a Red alert warning for the land and the deep and sallow sea areas around the island due to the deep depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal. MORE..
26 Nov 2024 (5:53 PM)
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) says that the prevailing inclement weather conditions in the country have so far affected 77,670 persons from 22,532 families across 15 districts. MORE..
26 Nov 2024 (10:52 PM)
The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to implement a single policy interest rate mechanism, the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR), transitioning from its dual policy interest rate mechanism with effect from today (27 November). MORE..
26 Nov 2024 (11:38 PM)
Sri Lanka s new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, should address the country s many human rights problems by fulfilling and building upon pledges he made in recent election campaigns, Human Rights Watch has said in a letter to the president. MORE..
26 Nov 2024 (7:27 PM)
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued a Level 3 (Red) Landslide Early Warning for several divisional secretariat divisions (DSDs) in Kandy, Matale and Nuwara-Eliya districts urging the residents of these areas to evacuate to safer locations. MORE..
27 Nov 2024 (12:11 AM)