The Meteorology Department says the Cyclonic Storm "FENGAL" over Southwest Bay of Bengal has entered India by crossed north Tamil Nadu -Puducherry coasts at 11.30 p.m. on 30th November 2024 as a cyclonic storm. MORE..

1 Dec 2024 (10:22 AM)

Marine pollution response experts claim that Sri Lanka is now better equipped with the knowledge and strategies to address future marine disasters, having learnt key lessons in that regard in the fallout of the X-Press Pearl and New Diamond shipwrecks. MORE..

30 Nov 2024 (11:14 PM)

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has announced a revision of fuel prices effective from midnight today (30). MORE..

30 Nov 2024 (8:37 PM)

Adverse weather from a deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal has claimed the lives of 17 people in Sri Lanka with 20 injured so far, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC). MORE..

30 Nov 2024 (8:33 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 on Tuesday (26), has been discovered. MORE..

30 Nov 2024 (8:17 PM)

The National Building and Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued early landslide warnings to multiple areas in 8 districts, as heavy rainfall continues in parts of the island. MORE..

30 Nov 2024 (6:14 PM)