Sahan Rathanasekara

Udith K. Jayasinghe, the Vice Chancellor of North Western University has been appointed as the Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture.He has been appointed to fill the vacancy created by Rohana Pushpakumara, who was the...

The 5 spill gates of the Deduru Oya Reservoir are releasing a capacity of 10,500 cubic feet per second at a rate of 3 feet per second. The Disaster Management Center warns the people living on...

The MVX-Express Pearl's Voyage Data Recorder (VDR), commonly known as the "Black Box", has been found and handed over to the CID for further investigation. It was conducted by Naval Specialists of the Commercial Shipping Secretariat...

Another 66 persons were rescued by the Navy from the floods in the Gampaha and Kalutara districts today. The Navy has deployed 33 relief teams covering the Western, Southern, Sabaragamuwa and North Western Provinces to provide...

The World Food Health Organization (WHO) has welcomed Sri Lanka's decision to phase out the use of chemical fertilizers and invited President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa to attend the first and special address of the UN General...

Electricity supply to 82,000 electricity consumers across the country has been disrupted. The power outages were caused by continuous heavy rains, falling trees, strong winds, damage to power poles and lightning strikes. Currently, there are more power...

Four persons drowned while bathing in canals and reservoirs due to bad weather yesterday (04) alone. The accidents have taken place in Vavuniya, Kiriella, Katupotha and Pannala. A 16-year-old student has died in Vavuniya. He had drowned...

The All-Island Ports General Employees Union has requested President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa to appoint a full-fledged Presidential Commission to look into the matter regarding the Express Pearl. The request was made to the President to investigate the...