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Govt. Approves Rs.25k for Flood-Affected Students

COLOMBO (News 1s); The government has decided to provide Rs. 25,000 per child for educational needs to every school-going child affected by recent nat...

03-12-2025 | 7:03 PM

Flood-Hit Hospitals Resume Services

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Health Ministry says basic treatment services will resume from today at the Mahiyanganaya Base Hospital and the Chilaw Distric...

03-12-2025 | 6:54 PM

Kaduwela-Battaramulla Road Reopens

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Kaduwela-Battaramulla road, which was closed due to flooding, has now been reopened for traffic.Police said that as floodwater...

03-12-2025 | 6:46 PM

Key Access Roads To Nuwaraeliya Reopen

COLOMBO (News 1st); Three access roads to Nuwaraeliya that were blocked due to landslides have now been reopened. Nuwara Eliya District Sec...

03-12-2025 | 6:44 PM

US To Send Water Sanitation, Health Relief To SL

COLOMBO (News 1st); The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to stand with Sri Lanka during one of its most challenging times.In response to th...

03-12-2025 | 4:57 PM

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WHO Rushes $175K Emergency Aid To Sri Lanka

COLOMBO (News 1st); The World Health Organization (WHO) has released US$175,000 in emergency funds to bolster essential health services in Sri Lanka, following the catastrophic impact of Cyclone Ditwah, which struck on November 28, leaving a trail of destruction across all 25 districts.The cyclone unleashed unprecedented flooding, landslides, and severe infrastructure damage, causing multiple casualties, widespread displacement, and crippling ess...

03-12-2025 | 5:06 PM

'Central Bank Was Never Under My Watch' - RK

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake categorically denied any ministerial responsibility for the controversial 2015 Treasury bond issue, asserting that recent remarks by the Prime Minister were “factually incorrec...

03-12-2025 | 4:01 PM

UK Hands Over Emergency Aid to Sri Lanka

COLOMBO (News 1st); The United Kingdom formally handed over £675,000 ($890,000) in urgent humanitarian assistance to Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath yesterday (December 2) to support families devastated by Cyclone Ditwah.The handover took ...

03-12-2025 | 3:45 PM

'Central Bank Was Never Under My Watch' - RK

03-12-2025 | 4:01 PM

UK Hands Over Emergency Aid to Sri Lanka

03-12-2025 | 3:45 PM

Local News

U.S. Transfers Another Coast Guard Cutter to Navy

COLOMBO (News 1st); Another former U.S. Coast Guard cutter—the fourth of its kind—was officially transferred to the Sri Lanka Navy on 2nd December in Maryland, Baltimore.Announcing the development on X (formerly Twitter), U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung highlighted the strategic importance ...

03-12-2025 | 4:17 PM