Act with great restraint & follow advices: PM

2020-03-21   |   Weather

In a statement, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today urged the public to act with great restraint and with the future in mind at a time when the wor...

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Train services limited upto Negombo only: GMR

2020-03-19   |   Weather

The Railways Department today decided to limit all train services up to Negombo on the Colombo-Puttalam line from this evening, the Railways General M...

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Railways sterilizes train compartments

2020-03-19   |   Weather

A programme to sterilize all train compartments arriving at the Dematagoda, Maradana and Maligawatta Running Sheds was commenced today, General Manage...

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Arjuna to consider refraining from contesting at polls

2020-03-19   |   Weather

Former MP Arujna Ranatunga yesterday said he will refrain from contesting the general election because of the crisis brought on by CORVID-19. Mr. Rana...

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It’s Raining Chocolate Once Again at Hilton Colombo!

2020-03-11   |   Weather

It’s that time of the year once again where Hilton Colombo goes choco-crazy. From chocolate inspired delicious dishes to mouthwatering beverages, ca...

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Adverse weather

2019-12-23   |   Weather

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Train derailment…

2019-12-20   |   Weather

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Black Caps singing in the rain with opening Twenty20 win over Sri Lanka

2019-09-02   |   Weather

The hitting power of Ross Taylor and Colin de Grandhomme steered New Zealand to a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the Twenty20 international cri...

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Kiwi quicks take 4 as rain strikes again

2019-08-26   |   Weather

New Zealand’s fast bowlers made the most of favourable conditions to place Sri Lanka in a tricky position on day two of the second test match of the...

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Landslide tragedy…

2019-07-22   |   Weather

About 10 shops were destroyed in a landslide in Ginigatthena this morning where one person was killed...

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Women’s National Junior Hockey Pool training from July 27

2019-07-18   |   Weather

The Technical Committee of the Sri Lanka Hockey Federation has selected a 54 member Junior National Women’s Hockey Pool for the Junior Women’s U-2...

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India dominate New Zealand before rain forces reserve day in Manchester

2019-07-10   |   Weather

India’s disciplined bowling attack dominated New Zealand before intermittent rain washed out the rest of Tuesday’s play in the first Cricket World...

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365 runs!?Windies duo Campbell, Hope create world record

2019-05-06   |   Weather

DUBLIN, Sunday - John Campbell and Shai Hope created history during the ODI encounter between West Indies and Ireland in Dublin as the Windies duo ...

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France in a rush to train skilled workers to restore Notre-Dame

2019-04-30   |   Weather

(Paris) REUTERS: France is in a hurry to rebuild world famous Notre-Dame Cathedral and Romain Legoube, an 18-year-old apprentice carpenter, hopes to b...

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World Bank supports climate resilient agriculture projects in Lanka

2019-04-16   |   Weather

The International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank has provided financial assistance of USD 125 Million to implement a climate resilien...

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Dambulla gets temperature humidity controlled warehouse

2019-04-02   |   Weather

In a bid to minimize the post harvest loss and have better storage facilities for agro based products, ground was broken to construct a 5,000 ton temp...

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Pre-training to enter national politics!

2019-02-05   |   Weather

A local politico hailing from a Nuwara of Denuwara fame is said to be behaving like a typical thug.   He would often menacingly lunge at even wo...

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Foundation for Civilian Bravery trains ex award receivers to combat drugs in Sri Lanka

2019-01-31   |   Weather

On Saturday 12 January, a training camp at the Panagoda Army Cantonment on drug prevention was held for past awardees of the Civilian Bravery Award. T...

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He has begun reaping the whirlwind!

2019-01-02   |   Weather

A big-mouthed Diyawanna politico had to do the vanishing trick while attending an important party meeting when he came under fire from speakers one af...

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A shift from brains to brawn?

2018-12-05   |   Weather

November 16 that witnessed the Speaker’s chair being carried away and desecrated has already gone into history as a day of infamy and horror of the ...

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647 people in Mullaitivu affected by heavy rains

2018-11-10   |   Weather

Nearly 647 people were affected while six others had gone missing when the bunds surrounding six irrigation tanks in the Mullaitivu district had breac...

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Climate resistant apparel industry for SL

2018-11-07   |   Weather

The adverse effects of climate change, such as floods, erosion and landslides are increasingly hitting businesses in coastal regions. A new projec...

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Rain could spoil Herath’s party

2018-11-06   |   Weather

There was a slight distraction for Sri Lanka ahead of the three match Test series against England as fast bowler Lahiru Kumara was sent home on discip...

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12,453 persons relocated due to bad weather

2018-10-11   |   Weather

In its latest assessment, the Disaster Management Centre says, despite a reduction in heavy rain fall, a total of 12,453 persons belonging to 2,641 fa...

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Seychelles President requests military training from SL

2018-10-11   |   Weather

Seychelles President Danny Faure had requested President Maithripala Sirisena to assist in granting military training opportunities to Seychelles secu...

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