Over 1,100 families 3500 persons affected by adverse weather The Disaster Management Centre(DMC) noted that 3,475 individuals from 1,113 families have been affected by adverse weather conditions across the country. According to the DMC, residents in seven districts have…
FOR MP’S OFFICIAL POSTAL FACILITIES NEW STAMP ISSUED
New postal stamps issued for MPs’ official postal facilities New stamps for postal facilities provided to Members of Parliament were issued today (14) at the Parliamentary Library under the patronage of Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne.According to the Parliament Communications Department, two…
OWING TO HEAVY RAIN AND LANDSLIDE RISK KOTMALE-GAMPOLA ROAD CLOSED
Kotmale–Gampola road temporarily closed due to heavy rain and landslide risk – The Kotmale–Gampola B431 main road has been temporarily closed since the afternoon of May 14 following heavy rainfall in the Kotmale area, police said.Kotmale Police OIC Inspector…
OVER SECURITY LABEL TENDER EXCISE TRADE UNION RAISE ALARM
Excise trade unions raise concerns over security label tender process Colombo, May 14 (Daily Mirror) – Trade union representatives within the Excise Department have alleged that the Finance Ministry is preparing to award a tender for printing security labels on…
FOR COMPOSURE CHINESE SOLDIER BESIDE TRUMP’S AIR FORCE GOES VIRAL
Chinese soldier beside Trump’s Air Force One goes viral for composure – As US President Donald Trump’s visit to China drew global attention to Beijing and the image China projected during the high-profile trip, one unexpected moment at the airport…
OVER RUPEES THREE BILLION HIQI DIGITAL HEALTH PROCUREMENTS CONCERNS RAISED
Concerns raised over Rs. 3 billion HIQI digital health procurements – The All Ceylon Medical Officers Association (ACMOA) has called for an investigation by the Investigation Division of the Health Ministry into four procurements carried out under the Health Information…
MEASURES TO PROTECT FIRST GEOTHERMAL WETLAND
Sri Lanka moves to protect first geothermal wetland Sri Lanka has taken steps to conserve and officially gazette the country’s first-ever geothermal wetland, located at Kapurulla in the Bogamuyaya Grama Niladhari Division of Maha Oya in the Ampara District.The Environment…
HEAVY RAINS IN NORTON BRIDGE AREA CAUSE WIMALASURENDRA RESERVOIR TO OVERFLOW
Wimalasurendra reservoir begins overflowing – The Wimalasurendra Reservoir began overflowing from the afternoon of May 14 following heavy rainfall experienced in the Norton Bridge area, reservoir engineers said. Engineers further said that the water level of Keselgamu Oya has risen…
“HORMUZ MUST REMAIN OPEN’ WHITE HOUSE CLAIMS AS Xi AND TRUMP AGREE
White House claims Xi, Trump agree ’Hormuz must remain open’ – U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed that the Strait of Hormuz “must remain open,” the White House said Thursday after the U.S.-China summit in…
IF FOUND TO HAVE AIDED IN RS 13 BILLION FRAUD AT NDB ORDERED TO BE ARRESTED-COURTS
Court orders arrest of senior NDB officials if found to have aided Rs. 13 billion fraud Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama today ordered the Criminal Investigation Department to arrest and produce before court any senior officials of the National…
