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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to give top priority to restoring damaged road infrastructure in order to normalize public life and ensure uninterrupted transport services in the aftermath of the recent disaster. The President issued these directives during a discussion held yesterday (04) at the Presidential Secretariat with officials from the Ministry of Transport & Highways and the Ministry of Finance. The meeting was convened to review the extent of damage caused to bridges and highways by Cyclone Ditwah and to assess the urgent measures required for their rapid restoration. Detailed discussions focused on the repair of roads…
Maldivian President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu has assured that the Maldives will extend its fullest support to Sri Lanka in providing relief to those affected by Cyclone Ditwa and throughout the rebuilding process.
Deputy General Manager of the Ceylon Electricity Board, Noel Priyantha states that around 85% of power connections disrupted due to the emergency disaster situation have now been restored, out of approximately 3.9 million affected consumers. He made this statement yesterday (04) during a special briefing at the Disaster Management Centre. He noted that there are nearly 7 million electricity consumers across the country and power connections to 3.9 million of them were disrupted. As of now, around 85% of these consumers have had their electricity supply restored. During the emergency disaster situation, 16,771 transformers became inactive, and 14,549 of them…
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has directed authorities to give urgent priority to repairing damaged road infrastructure to restore normalcy and ensure uninterrupted transport services in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah.
Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in New Delhi on Thursday, where he was received by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the airport, beginning the Russian leader’s first visit to old friend India since the start of the war in Ukraine nearly four years back.
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said that the death toll from the severe adverse weather conditions affecting the country has climbed to 481 as of 6.00 p.m. today (04).
A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for Sajib Wajed Joy, the expatriate son of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, just a month after sentencing his mother to death on charges of committing crimes against humanity.
South Korea will provide a total of $1.5 million worth of humanitarian aid to Vietnam, Thailand and Sri Lanka to support recovery efforts following deadly floods and landslides that struck the three countries, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
A potential countrywide egg shortage following the deaths of an estimated 3 million egg-laying hens due to the recent cyclone and floods affecting Sri Lanka.
Former Foreign Minister Ali Sabry PC has urged the country to transform the national tragedy caused by Cyclone Ditwah into a turning point for long-term reform and reconstruction. In an extended statement titled “Never Waste a Crisis,” Sabry called on political leaders and citizens to rebuild the country “stronger, smarter, and more resilient than before.” He noted that Sri Lanka today stands “bruised not only by rain and wind, but by the unimaginable force of nature,” citing official figures that place deaths and missing persons close to 1,000, while damage has impacted more than 70% of the rail network, destroyed…
A special Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft carrying Bailey bridge components and specialist personnel landed in Sri Lanka this afternoon (04) to support ongoing disaster recovery efforts across the country.
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Electricity Board has restored power to 85 percent of customers who lost power during Cyclone by December 04, a top official has said. Out of the CEB’s 7 million customers 3.9 million or 55 percent were without power but 85 percent of the power was now restored, a statement from the President’s media office quoted Deputy General Manager Noel Priyantha as saying. During the disaster, 16,771 transformers had become inactive, and 14,549 of them have already been repaired and restored. The hardest hit cities in Kandy, Gampola and Nuwara Eliya, residents were without power for…
A significant consignment of emergency relief items donated by the Government of Japan has been officially handed over to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) through Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to strengthen Sri Lanka’s ongoing response to the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah.
Australia is set to become the first country in the world to enforce a law requiring major social media platforms to block users under 16. Meta has begun preparing to restrict under-16 users ahead of the law, which takes effect on December 10. Ten major platforms, including TikTok and YouTube, must comply or face fines of 49.5 million Australian dollars ($32m). The ban is expected to affect hundreds of thousands of teens; Instagram alone reports about 350,000 Australian users aged 13 to 15. Some platforms such as Roblox, Pinterest and WhatsApp are exempt for now, though the list is still…
The sale, storage, and slaughter of beef, mutton, and pork have been banned in the Mannar District for one week starting December 3, the Public Health Inspectors’ Union of Sri Lanka announced. The ban follows reports of widespread livestock deaths during the recent disaster, particularly among cattle. The Union said the measure is aimed at preventing the sale of potentially unsafe meat in local markets. Public Health Inspectors will monitor for any violations, and the public is urged to report suspected cases to their local PHI or the Health Ministry’s Disaster Management Unit via the 1926 hotline. (Newswire) The…
Indian PM Modi breaks Protocol to Personally meet Russian President Putin at New Delhi Airport President Putin is on a two-day State visit to India. He will hold the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit with PM Narendra Modi in Delhi on December 5. Indian PM Modi breaks Protocol to Personally meet Russian President Putin at New Delhi Airport pic.twitter.com/yauZKC1DaB — NewsWire (@NewsWireLK) December 4, 2025 The post Indian PM breaks Protocol to meet Russian President at New Delhi Airport appeared first on Newswire.
MP Namal Rajapaksa has announced that he will donate his monthly salary and allowances to the “Adaraya” program, an initiative he launched to support thousands of children from families affected by recent floods and landslides.
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa on Thursday said the government should not place blame on the Meteorology Department at a time when millions have been displaced by the recent disaster. Speaking in Dompe after visiting a medical camp set up for displaced families, Premadasa said Met Department officials had repeatedly issued warnings since November 11, updating forecasts as conditions evolved. He argued that the department’s reports were being unfairly questioned and that the priority should be to strengthen national disaster preparedness rather than target public officials. “Pointing fingers at meteorologists is not the government’s duty when lives have been lost and…
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (04) visited the residence of the late Group Captain Nirmal Siyambalapitiya in Ratmalana to pay his final respects.