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...
ECONOMYNEXT —Household healthcare costs in Sri Lanka have risen 48 percent within a year from 2020 to 2021 and access to primary healthcare has declined from 95 percent in 2019 to 82 percent in 2022/2023, the Institute for Policy...
The Irrigation Department has issued urgent flood warnings for low-lying areas in the Attanagalu Oya and Uruwal Oya river basins, effective until 9:45 a.m. on Sunday (Oct 13). The warning follows significant rainfall recorded in the catchment areas of...
Rex Clementine in Dambulla
Dambulla has become more than just a town in Sri Lanka; it’s now an icon in the nation’s cricketing landscape. As the T20 International series against the West Indies unfolds with two of its three matches...
ECONOMYNEXT —Sri Lanka’s Institute for Health Policy (IHP) has released new polling data showing that the ruling National People’s Power (NPP)’s Harini Amarasuriya is a popular choice for the post of prime minister and that former minister Ali Sabry’s...
By Rathindra Kuruwita
The Sri Lankan Army was in touch with the UN about ensuring the safety of the 125 Sri Lankan peacekeepers stationed in South Lebanon, Director of Media, Major General Nilantha Premaratne told The Island yesterday (11).Premaratne...
Sharjah, 2pm local time
Sri Lanka broke a 12 match losing streak against New Zealand by posting their first-ever T20I win against the opponents last year. In the third T20I in Colombo in July 2023, Chamari Athapaththu and Harshitha Samarawickrama...
The Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre of the National Building Research Organization has issued landslide early warnings to the districts of Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Ratanapura, Badulla , Nuwara Eliaya ,Kalutara, Kurunegala and Matara valid up to 5.30am tomorrow .
Accordingly,
Level...