Heavy rainfall exceeding 100 mm forecast in several areas 25 October 2026 02:50 pmViews – 1259 0 Bookmark A A A J The Meteorology Department has forecast heavy rainfall exceeding 100 mm in several areas across the Northern, Western, Sabaragamuwa,…
AS DEPRESSION INTENSIFIES AT BAY OF BENGAL DISASTER RESPONSE TEAMS DEPLOYED
Disaster response teams deployed as Bay of Bengal depression intensifies The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) has deployed rescue teams and equipment to areas at risk of severe weather as a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal is expected to…
AFTER HUMANITARIAN RESCUE FORTY IRANIAN SAILORS REPATRIATED
Sri Lanka repatriates 40 Iranian sailors after humanitarian rescue off Galle Sri Lanka has repatriated 40 Iranian sailors after coordinating a humanitarian operation to bring them ashore from stranded merchant vessels off the coast of Galle and provide them with…
NAVY TRAINING SQUADRAN FROM INDIA
Indian Navy training squadron to visit Colombo – A training squadron of the Indian Navy, comprising two naval ships and an Indian Coast Guard vessel, is scheduled to arrive at the Colombo Port on October 26 for a three-day goodwill…
IN KOGGALA BUS-TRAIN COLLISION TWELVE CHILDREN INJURED
Update: 12 children injured in Koggala bus-train collision The number of children injured in a bus-train collision at a railway crossing near the Martin Wickramasinghe Memorial Museum in Koggala, Habaraduwa, Galle, has risen to 12, police said.The accident occurred at…
VIHARAMAHADEVI PARK SATYAGRAHA CAMPAIGN TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED
Satyagraha campaign demanding Gnanasara Thero’s release temporarily suspended – The continuous satyagraha campaign demanding the release of Venerable Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thero, held at Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo, has been temporarily suspended, Venerable Ulapane Sumangala Thero said today (25).Addressing the media…
MAHANAYAKE THEROS CALLED ON SATYAGRAHA MONKS TO UPHOLD MONASTIC DISCIPLINE
What advice have Mahanayake Theros given to satyagraha monks? – The Mahanayake Theros of the Three Nikayas have called on Buddhist monks to uphold monastic discipline and harmony and resolve issues in accordance with the Dhamma and Vinaya, warning that…
ABSURD MIDDLE EAST WAR SERVING NO ONE-HARINI
Middle East war serves no one, says PM Harini Sri Lanka Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to geopolitical neutrality and non-alignment, saying conflicts such as the war in the Middle East “serve no one”.Speaking to CNN’s…
POTENTIAL CYBERSECURITY RISKS FOR EIGHTY GOVERNMENT WEBSITES
80 Sri Lankan government websites face potential cybersecurity risks, researcher warns Unpatched, and unsupported: Sri Lanka’s government websites after PHP2Shell This morning I wrote to the Prime Minister, Dr Harini Amarasuriya, and the Leader of the Opposition, Sajith…
FREE FOR PATIENTS RS 350 Mn COMFORT CARE HOME BUILT BY PRIVATE DONATIONS
Built with private donations, free for patients: Rs 350 mn Comfort Care Home opens in Jaffna A new palliative care centre built at a cost of over Rs. 350 million with contributions from local and overseas donors was opened…
