News Room : Sri Lanka killing field of elephants with one death of a jumbo per day – The Island
Sri Lanka recorded at least one elephant death a day in the first quarter of 2023, nearly half of them due to human causes,...
News Room : At least 21 dead as boat capsizes in Kerala
BBC reported that at least 21 people have died after a packed tourist boat capsized in India’s southern Kerala state. The death toll could rise...
News Room : Landslide Early Warnings issued to Badulla, Galle, Kegalle, Kurunegala and Matale Districts
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued Level I landslide early warnings to Badulla, Galle, Kegalle, Kurunegala and Matale Districts. Accordingly, Divisional Secretaries divisions...
News Room : Parliament urged to incorporate amendments into Central Bank Bill in keeping with promise to SC – The Island
By Shamindra Ferdinando SLPP MP Gevindu Cumaratunga, now functioning as an independent, yesterday (07), said that it would be the responsibility of Parliament to ensure...
News Room : Showers in Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-Western and Northern provinces and in the Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts – The Island
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 04 May 2023 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur over most parts of the...
News Room : Lanka’s premier cancer hospital in new crisis
ECONOMYNEXT –Cancer patients at the Apeksha Hospital, Maharagama are facing a double blow as the facility has run out of vital supplies to operate...
News Room : Maithree pays her own way for Coronation visit
By Sujeeva Nivunhella in London First Lady Maithree Wickremesinghe arrived here ahead of President Ranl Wickremesinghe who arrived on Thursday (May 4) accompanied by a...
News Room : SLT-MOBITEL commemorates Vesak week donating Rs 8 Mn worth essential drugs to hospitals islandwide
SLT-MOBITEL is donating over eight million rupees worth of essential drugs to hospitals across the country under its ‘Sambandiyawe Dahami Sathkaraya’ programme to mark...
News Room : Landslide Early Warnings Issued to Badulla, Matara, Matale, Galle and Kegalle Districts extended – The Island
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has extended the Level I and Level II landslide early warnings issued to the Badulla, Matara, Matale, Galle...
News Room : At least 176 people killed in eastern DR Congo floods
Aljazeera quoting officials reported that at least 176 people have been killed in flash floods in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Torrential rain...