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A total of 135 individuals from 44 families in the villages of Senanayakepura, Samapura, and Suduwella in Ampara continue to remain in temporary shelters due to the risk of the Gal Oya river bunds breaching.The prevailing rainy weather has raised the water levels of the Senanayake Samudraya in Ampara, bringing it closer to its overflow level.It was reported that if the reservoir, which has a maximum capacity of 770,000 acre-feet of water, reaches its maximum limit of 110 feet, it will begin overflowing.As of this morning (15), the water level of the reservoir stood at 103 feet. In response, authorities…

President Pays Tribute at Mao Zedong Mausoleum, Founder of the People’s Republic of ChinaIn response to an invitation from Chinese President Xi Jinping, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is currently on a state visit to China, visited the exhibition hall on the history of the Communist Party of China today (15).Following this, President Disanayake visited the historic Prince Kung’s Palace Museum in China.Later, he paid his respects by offering flowers at the Mao Zedong Memorial, dedicated to the founding leader of the People’s Republic of China.Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, and Minister of…

A discussion is reportedly scheduled between the fishermen representatives from Sri Lanka’s Northern Province and the Chief Minister of India’s Tamil Nadu M.K. Stalin. The meeting will focus on addressing the fisheries issues in the Northern Province.Recently, former Ilankai Thamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) MP S. Sridharan had met with the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister in India, where he briefed the latter on the concerns of Sri Lank’s fishermen.During this meeting, the TN Chief Minister has suggested that a separate discussion be organized specifically to address the matter. Accordingly, seven representatives from the Northern Province fishermen associations are expected participate in the relevant…

The Colombo High Court today (15) sentenced the notorious drug kingpin Samantha Kumara alias ‘Wele Suda’, his wife and cousin sister to 8 years of rigorous imprisonment over a case filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.The sentences were announced by Colombo High Court Judge Adithya Patabendige today, following a lengthy trial.Meanwhile, the court also imposed fines on the convicts while ordering authorities to confiscate the illegally acquired properties and gold jewellery earned through drug trafficking Share Tweet Email

The Department of Agrarian Development states that 95% of the funds allocated for the fertilizer subsidy have been disbursed. The Commissioner General of the department, U. B. Rohana Rajaksha confirmed that a total of Rs. 16,369 million has been distributed to farmers to date. As of December 31, 2024, Rs. 9,889 million had been released under the subsidy programme. The Commissioner General further explained that an additional Rs. 1,666 million is scheduled to be disbursed by today (Jan. 15). Highlighting the regional distribution, the Commissioner General noted that the highest subsidy amounts have been allocated to the districts of Anuradhapura, Ampara, and Kurunegala, where…

More than 2,000 dengue cases have been reported so far this year in Sri Lanka, according to the latest statistics released by the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU).The NDCU said that a total of 2,352 cases had been reported with no fatalities thus far.The Gampaha District recorded the highest number of cases accounting for 374 cases out of the total.The Colombo District had the second highest number of cases (304) while the Galle District also recorded 169 patients and 134 patients from the Kandy District.Last year, a total of 49,887 dengue cases were reported in the country with a death…

Several parliamentary officers have been summoned to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) tomorrow (15) to provide statements regarding the inclusion of a doctorate title before the name of Minister of Justice and National Integration, Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara, on the official Parliament website.Among those summoned are a high-ranking official from the Parliament’s House Registry Office, along with other relevant staff. This follows the earlier summoning of several individuals, including the Director of Communications (Acting) of Parliament, to provide statements on the matter.CID officers have also visited Parliament to record statements from its officials as part of the ongoing investigation.A letter received from…

South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was reportedly arrested by the country’s Corruption Investigation Office for High Ranking officials, a first for a sitting South Korean leader.This was the second bid to arrest the impeached president, following a failed attempt on Jan.3 when agents from South Korea’s Presidential Security Service had blocked investigators from entering Yoon’s residence.About 1,000 police officers were reportedly involved in the second attempt to execute the arrest warrant, almost 10 times more than the first attempt.The CIO had initially requested the arrest warrant after Yoon failed to turn up for questioning, which was granted on Dec.…

A section of the road leading to the Somawathi Raja Maha Viharaya in Polonnaruwa has been flooded, causing significant disruption to vehicular movement, according to police.The Sungavila-Somawathiya road in the Pulasthipura Police Division has been submerged for approximately two kilometers, starting from the Diggala area near the Somawathi Raja Maha Viharaya.The flooding has occurred due to the rising water levels of the Mahaweli River, caused by heavy rainfall that prevailed since yesterday (13). As a result, traffic movement along the route has been completely disrupted.Police have taken steps to evacuate individuals who had traveled to Somawathi Raja Maha Viharaya by…

At least 100 people who were trapped in a South African mine have died, a group representing them has said.They were illegally mining in an abandoned gold mine and have been engaged in a lengthy standoff with authorities who had cut off their food, water and supplies in an attempt to “smoke them out”.Sabelo Mnguni, a spokesman for the Mining Affected Communities United in Action Group (MACUA), said a mobile phone sent to the surface with some of the rescued miners on Friday had videos showing dozens of bodies underground wrapped in plastic.Mr Mnguni said “a minimum” of 100 men…