The Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre of the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has extended the landslide early warnings issued to the districts of Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kegalle, Kurunegala, Nuwara Eliya and Ratnapura until 1600hrs tomorrow .
Accordingly,
Level II...
Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath yesterday (14) assured the Colombo-based diplomatic community that the new government was going ahead with the IMF-led debt restructuring programme.
The assurance was given at an interaction with them at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Minister Herath...
Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath yesterday (14) assured the Colombo-based diplomatic community that the new government was going ahead with the IMF-led debt restructuring programme.
The assurance was given at an interaction with them at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Minister Herath...
More than 158,000 affected in 12 districts
Floods have claimed at least three lives and affected more than 158,000 people in 12 districts, as of yesterday evening, according to the Disaster Management Centre.
Heavy rains over the weekend wreaked havoc, flooding homes,...
India’s T20 World Cup semi-final hopes have been taken out of their hands after a nine-run defeat to Australia in their final group-stage match. India have lost two of their four matches and will have to wait on the...
The landslide early warning centre of the National Building Research Organization has extended the landslide early warnings issued to the districts of Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kegalle, Nuwara Eliya and Ratnapura until 4.pm on Sunday
Accordingly,
Level II landslide...
General election:
by Shamindra Ferdinando
The Election Commission (EC) has permitted political parties to change symbols before the handing over of nominations, in keeping with the Parliamentary Elections Act.Authoritative sources said so when The Island sought an explanation as to how the New...
by Rathindra Kuruwita
The Election Commission (EC) will institute legal action against presidential candidates who have not submitted their campaign expense reports or whose reports contain inaccuracies.The deadline for the submission of the candidates’ expense reports ended yesterday.
By Sunday noon,...
The landslide early warning centre of the National Building Research Organization has extended the landslide early warnings issued to the districts of Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kegalle, Nuwara Eliya and Ratnapura until 4.pm on Sunday
Accordingly,
Level II landslide...
By Norman Palihawadane
Massive file retrieval for re-examination goes on at police headquarters and CID by engaging investigators in perusing evidence related to over thousand cases of the past two decades, police headquarters sources said.
The investigators have been divided into...