LNP - Vegetable prices rise due to heavy rains and floods
Agrarian Organisations in the Central Province warned that the already soaring prices of vegetables would further increase due to the prevailing heavy...
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LNP - Landslide warnings issued for 8 districts
The National Building and Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued early landslide warnings to multiple areas in 8 districts, as heavy rainfall continu...
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LNP - Cyclonic Storm “FENGAL” weakens, showers and strong winds continue across Sri Lanka
The Meteorology Department says the Cyclonic Storm “FENGAL” over Southwest Bay of Bengal was located about 360 km north of Trincomalee and 280km N...
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LNP - Deep depression’s influence on Sri Lanka’s weather to reduce after today
The Meteorology Department says the deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal was located about 240 km northeast of Trincomalee and 290km east ...
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LNP - Toll of deaths, injuries, missing persons due to adverse weather increases
The number of deaths caused by adverse weather resulting from the deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal has risen to six, with the number o...
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LNP - Over 207,000 people affected by bad weather across 17 districts
Inclement weather conditions have affected a total of 207,582 individuals from 59,629 families across 17 districts, according to the Disaster Manageme...
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LNP - Deep depression near Sri Lanka to intensify into cyclone during next 12 hours
The deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal is likely to move closer to the east coast of Sri Lanka and intensify into a cyclonic storm withi...
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LNP - Motorists advised as A-9 main road flooded at Omanthai
The A-9 main road to Jaffna has been flooded at Omanthai, prompting police to urge motorists to use alternate routes. Accordingly, motorists are adv...
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LNP - Deep depression to move closer to Sri Lanka’s east coast, intensify into cyclonic storm
The Meteorology Department says the deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal was located to 190 km southeast of Trincomalee at around 11:30 p....
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LNP - Very heavy rainfall of over 200 mm expected - Met Dept.
The Meteorology Department says the Depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal was located to southeast about 290km of Batticaloa and 410 km of Trincomal...
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LNP - A/L candidates affected by bad weather allowed to sit for exams at nearest centres
The Commissioner General of Examinations, Amith Jayasundara has announced that G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination candidates who are unable to reach th...
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LNP - Sri Lanka claim five-wicket win over West Indies in rain-interrupted ODI
Sri Lanka defeated the West Indies by five wickets via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in the first ODI at Pallekele on Sunday, marking their third c...
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LNP - Sahara Desert flooded for the first time in decades
Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit ...
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LNP - New virus discovered in China that can affect brain
A new virus, dubbed wetland virus (WELV), has been discovered in China that can spread to humans through tick bites, causing neurological disease in s...
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LNP - President proposes ADB to establish International University on Climate Change in SL
President Ranil Wickremesinghe proposed to establish an International University on Climate Change in Sri Lanka with the support of the Asian Developm...
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LNP - UK supports SL to tackle the impacts of climate change
The United Kingdom is fully committed to supporting all countries including Sri Lanka to tackle the impacts of climate change, a senior UK government ...
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LNP - SL to support flood hit Pakistan
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has phoned Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and has offered relief to Pakistan, Pakistan media reported yesterda...
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LNP - Fairly heavy rainfall possible in parts of the island
Showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. Fairly heavy ...
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LNP - BASL urges President to refrain from using PTA against protesters
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has urged the President and the law enforcement authorities to refrain from using the Prevention of Terrorism ...
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LNP - Showers or thundershowers expected in four provinces
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Central, Uva, Eastern and North-Central provinces during the evening or night, the Departmen...
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LNP - UK becomes first to approve COVID vaccine targeting both Omicron and original strain
The United Kingdom has become the first country to approve an updated version of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine booster that targets two coronavirus var...
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LNP - New luxury Colombo-Badulla train operative on weekends
The Ministry of Transport says that a luxury train will be operated between Colombo and Badulla starting from this weekend. The new train, which launc...
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LNP - Deluge could cause minor floods and swell water levels in several rivers
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said that with the heavy rainfall in the country, minor flood situations and situations of increasing water level...
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