The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
Disaster management teams have successfully brought the fire reignited aboard MT New Diamond oil tanker by the adverse weather, under control by this morning, and there are no flames or smoke to be noticed now, the Sri Lanka Navy said in its latest update
The total number of detainees at Kandakadu Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre for Drug Addicts stands at 649, said the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO)
The Ruling Party Parliamentary Group has approved a proposal presented by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to take measures to end cattle slaughter
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa says that Sri Lanka will become a hub of global innovation
All schools in the island that were closed for more than four months due to COVID-19 pandemic were reopened today for all students including the primary classes
Sri Lankan authorities will commence an inspection on Tuesday (08) to determine if there is any damage to the marine environment due to this disaster which occurred on the 03rd of September
Sri Lanka has slipped down seven places in Forbes’s ranking of the safest countries on earth during the Covid pandemic, but still makes the top hundred, the updated survey said last week
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has decided to remove the 14% income tax imposed on the profit earned by the gem and jewelry manufacturers and the 15% tax on gold imports, President’s Media Division said
Chairman of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) investigating the incident of political victimization Retired Supreme Court Judge Upali Abeyratne today (Sept 7) issued a final notice to 16 people, including former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, to appear before the PCoI on 19th October
High winds in the seas have re-ignited fresh fires in the doused oil tanker New Diamond today and the fire fighters are again battling the fires, the Sri Lanka Navy said
Saudi authorities have decided not to charge any fee or fine as a relief for exiting Sri Lankan migrant workers
Sri Lanka Army is developing a 2020–2025 Way Forward Strategy, said Army Commander Lt. General Shavendra Silva on Monday (07th September) adding it would be expanded to 2030 as well
Algal blooms found off the coast of Sri Lanka are not toxic to other marine life, a researcher at the National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) which is probing the cause of the phenomenon said
The fire on large oil tanker MT New Diamond burning for three days in the seas off Sri Lanka’s eastern shores was completely dowsed on Sunday, Sri Lanka Navy said
Sri Lanka President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa says an important lesson taught by the COVID-19 epidemic is the reaffirmation of the critical need to maintain a centralized healthcare system
