Through analysis of historic cyclone tracks, we showed that Sri Lanka lies at the convergence of multiple storm pathways in ...

The perception of the Sinhalese as natural warriors is rooted in centuries of historical defense and offensive military operations: Warrior Kings: Notable monarchs such as Dutugamunu, Vijayabahu I, ...

National Development Bank PLC (NDB Bank) has partnered with the Women’s Blind Organisation of Sri Lanka in support of the International White Cane Day 2025, an event dedicated to recognising and ...

Sri Lanka has secured a USD-30-million loan from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank to support the upgrade of the national grid and enable the adoption of more renewable ...

Russia has dispatched a consignment of 35 metric tons of humanitarian aid to Sri Lanka following the impact of Cyclone Ditwah. The shipment arrived this afternoon (10) at Bandaranaike International ...

COLOMBO, 8 December 2025 – Tens of thousands of children are spending a second week in emergency shelters and in need of mental health support after Cyclone Ditwah tore through Sri Lanka, bringing the ...

Colombo, Dec. 10 (Daily Mirror) – Unauthorised filling of the Muthurajawela wetlands and pollution led to the flooding of Gampaha town during the recent floods, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm ...

This reflects the Buddha’s teaching of — unity, cooperation, and collective strength. Lesson: Sri Lanka must rediscover unity ...

Due to recent adverse weather conditions, a culvert near the Bujjomuwa railway station between Ambepussa and Alawwa was ...

The Cyclone Ditwah catastrophe was neither wholly new nor surprising. In 2015, the Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) identified Sri Lanka as the South Asian country with the ...

Colombo, Dec 9 (Daily Mirror) – The United Nations has allocated US$4.5 million (LKR 1.38 billion) from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to strengthen Sri Lanka’s response to Cyclone Ditwah, ...

As Sri Lanka reels from Cyclone Ditwah’s devastation, calls to revisit the ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, which critics say imposes punishing austerity, are growing louder.