At least 22 people have been killed and a further 16 injured after two buildings collapsed in the Moroccan city of Fez.
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Pope Leo the XIV has pledged the Vatican’s solidarity with the Sri Lankan people who were affected by the recent disaster, Charge’ d’Affaires of the Vatican Embassy in Colombo Rev. Monsignor Roberto Lucchini revealed today.
A 35-year-old van driver was arrested this afternoon for dumping a trash bag on the Katunayake Expressway, police said.
Unauthorised filling of the Muthurajawela wetlands and pollution led to the flooding of Gampaha town during the recent floods, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said today.
A Russian IL-76 cargo aircraft carrying disaster relief supplies arrived in Sri Lanka this afternoon to support communities displaced by Cyclone Ditwah.
United National Party (UNP) Chairman Wajira Abeywardena said that though a person can be held under arrest or detained for a prolonged period until investigations are completed, yet Sri Lanka’s conviction rate stands at only two percent—implying that the vast majority of those arrested ultimately experience violations of their rights.
The Department of National Planning has launched a programme to collect information and data on businesses and properties damaged by Cyclone Ditwah, Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma said.
The Sri Lanka Police are seeking public assistance to apprehend a serial ATM card fraud suspect believed to be operating across various parts of the island. The appeal follows a recent incident reported at the Kalutara South Police Station where a man was defrauded of LKR 200,000. The victim, a resident of Jayanthipura, Polonnaruwa, filed a complaint stating that on August 19, 2025, he approached an ATM in Kalutara city to withdraw cash. He accepted help from an unknown individual who was present at the ATM booth. During the exchange, the victim handed over his ATM card and PIN. The…
Police in Rambukkana have arrested a man in connection with the theft of cables from a local telephone transmission tower, seizing more than 13 kilograms of copper wire believed to be from the site. The suspect, identified as a 31-year-old resident of the Rambukkana area, was taken into custody on Tuesday, December 9, 2025. The arrest followed an investigation into the theft at a tower located in the Talhenkanda area of Yatagama, within the Rambukkana Police Division. The Rambukkana Police is conducting further investigations into the incident and the suspect. Authorities have issued a warning to the public, noting that…
The daughter of María Corina Machado, the winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, has said her mother is determined to live in a free Venezuela and would ’’never give up on that purpose’’ as she accepted her mother’s award.
The National Secretariat for Early Childhood Development, under the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs, has announced that all preschools and early childhood development centers deemed safe will reopen from December 16, 2025.
The Examinations Department has announced that the 2025 GCE Advanced Level (A/L) examination will resume in January 2026 to cover the subjects that could not be held due to adverse weather conditions.
ECONOMYNEXT – Demand for vegetables in Sri Lanka has slumped in the immediate aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, a regional agricultural official told President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in a top agricultural district in the Indian Ocean island. Vegetable prices soared in the first day after the cyclone ended, as many roads were still impassable but then collapsed. The Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture in charge of the Nuwara Eliya District, in the hill country, told President Dissanayake that 1,421 hectares of vegetables were damaged by floods. The target for the current season was 8,085 hectares but vegetables were grown…
Court of Appeal Judge K.M. Gihan Himanshu Kulatunga was sworn in as a Justice of the Supreme Court before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (10). Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, was also in attendance. The post New Supreme Court Justice Sworn In Before the President appeared first on Newswire.
The Department of Examinations has issued an amended timetable for the GCE Advanced Level Examination 2025. According to the revised schedule, several subject papers have been rescheduled between January 12 and 20 The post GCE A/L Exam 2025 : Revised New Timetable appeared first on Newswire.
Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma stated that the Department of National Planning has launched a programme to collect information and data on businesses and properties damaged by Cyclone Ditwah. Secretary to the Ministry of Finance further noted that this information will be compiled in coordination with Divisional Secretariats and other relevant institutions. Dr. Suriyapperuma added that teams will visit the affected locations to gather the data more accurately and that plans are in place to expedite the process through digital reporting. He stated that MIT has developed the required information system free…
The Islamic Relief Committee (ISRC), a long-standing humanitarian organization in Sri Lanka, has expanded its emergency response efforts with a series of free medical camps for families affected by recent flooding and Cyclone Ditwa. The organization, accredited this year by the United Nations through ECOSOC and a member of the Union of NGOs of the Islamic World, said the initiative is being carried out in coordination with government health authorities to ensure timely treatment for vulnerable communities. ISRC, which has operated in Sri Lanka for nearly 30 years, works in areas including water and sanitation, health, education support, shelter, orphan…
Former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal welcomed the withdrawal of a bribery case filed against him over the Central Bank’s controversial investment in Greek sovereign bonds in 2011. Speaking to the media, Cabraal said he was happy with the court’s decision. “Many tried to exert immense psychological pressure on me with this allegation. But that didn’t affect me. I had faith in the judicial process, and I’m happy the case has been withdrawn,” he said, thanking those who stood by him and his associates. “While many celebrated these allegations, I knew that we would be cleared,” he added, claiming…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s top finance ministry and Inland Revenue Department official held a discussion to widen the tax net in the near future in order to increase the government revenue while reducing red tapes and simplifying the tax return filing process, the Island nation’s Finance Ministry said in a statement. The discussion, chaired by Deputy Minister of Economic Development Nishantha Jayaweera, saw the participation of the Commissioner General of the Department of Revenue Rukdevi Fernando and other senior officials. “It directed to take necessary measures to increase the compliance of the people to pay their taxes on their own…
Sri Lanka Railways has announced that 16 main line services will operate this evening (10). The trains will operate from Colombo Fort to Rambukkana, Mahawa, Kurunegala, Ganewatte, and Polgahawela. The Railway department further said that steps are being taken to run 15 trains tomorrow morning (11). (Newswire) The post Train services : Update from Railway Department appeared first on Newswire.