WARNING ON ROUGH SEAS,STRONG WINDS AND THUNDERSHOWERS BY MET DEPT

Met. Dept. warns of rough seas, strong winds and thundershowers The Department of Meteorology has issued a warning for rough sea conditions and strong winds over the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea for the next three days.Wind speeds are…

THE CHIEF OF AIR STAFF OF THE INDIAN AIR FORCE MEETS SRI LANKAN DEFENSE SECRETARY

Indian Air Force Chief meets Sri Lanka Defense Secy. The Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh paid a courtesy call on Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary Sampath Thuyacontha at the Ministry…

LEADER OF MAHASON BALAKAYA AMITH AND WIFE ARRESTED

News Mahason Balakaya leader Amith and wife remanded until 25th     Amith Weerasinghe, leader of the Abhinawa Nivahal Peramuna and the organization known as “Mahason Balakaya”, along with his wife, has been remanded until the 25th. This followed their…

INDIAN NAVAL SHIP ‘SUNAYNA’ ARRIVES TO COLOMBO PORT

INS Sunayna arrives in Colombo   Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sunayna, deployed as part of the Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) Sagar initiative, arrived in Colombo on 15 May, marking the seventh port call of the second edition of the multinational deployment…

INSPECTION REVEALS ONLY 16 OF 92 FLOATING MARKET SHOPS OPERATING

Only 16 of 92 Floating Market shops still operating, inspection finds   Officials attached to the Urban Development Authority (UDA) and the Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development have carried out an inspection of the deteriorating Floating Market complex…

FLOOD DISASTER EFFECTED OVER FIVE THOUSAND-DISASTER MANAGEMENT CENTRE

Number affected by disaster exceeds 5,000   The Disaster Management Centre has announced that more than 5,000 people have been affected by the disaster situation impacting several districts across the island. According to the statement, 5,242 individuals belonging to 1,574…

CSE PULLS TO A FLAT CLOSE AFTER EARLY RALLY FADES

Early rally fades as profit-taking pulls market to a flat close The Colombo Stock Exchange commenced today’s session on a positive note, supported by encouraging quarterly earnings released by several listed companies, which helped boost investor sentiment and push the…

SAJITH LAMENTS” IMF NO LONGER CONFERS WITH ME”

IMF no longer confers with me, says Sajith Colombo, May 15 (Daily Mirror) – The International Monetary Fund no longer confers with him because he has been critical of the organisation, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said today. He also warned…

AI VIDEOS TARGETING UK BEHIND ANTI- IMMIGRATION

Sri Lanka-linked accounts behind anti-immigration AI videos targeting UK BBC – A network of social media accounts linked to Sri Lanka and several other countries has been spreading AI-generated anti-immigration content targeting the United Kingdom, according to a BBC investigation.…

ON MAY 19th NATIONAL WAR HEROES’ DAY CEREMONY

National War Heroes’ Day Ceremony to be held on May 19   The National War Heroes’ Day commemoration will take place on May 19 at 3:00 pm at the War Heroes’ Memorial in Battaramulla under the patronage of President Anura…