Two more coronavirus related deaths reported in Sri Lanka

UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in Sri Lanka next Monday

A three-member delegation from the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention will carry out an official visit to Sri Lanka from 4 to 15 December 2017 to assess the country?s situation regarding the deprivation of liberty. Jos? Antonio Guevara Berm?dez, Leigh Toomey and Elina Steinerte will visit a variety of places where people are held, including prisons, police stations and institutions for juveniles, migrants and people with psychosocial disabilities, to gather first-hand information which wil

29 Nov, 2017

Potential cyclone likely to affect Sri Lanka next week

Even as Sri Lanka looks to recover from heavy rain this week a potential cyclone is likely to affect the country next week. A newly formed depression and second brewing tropical threat will combine to threaten parts of India and Sri Lanka with flooding and mudslides into next week,?accuweather reported. The seventh Bay of Bengal depression of the season developed near Sri Lanka on Wednesday and has produced rounds of heavy rainfall across the country and neighboring parts of southern India sin

30 Nov, 2017

Seven dead, 20,000 affected, 5 missing as of this afternoon

Seven people have been reported dead, 20,000 affected and five people are missing as of this afternoon following the heavy rains. Several families among those affected have been displaced in various parts of the country. The military has been deployed to assist in the rescue and recovery operations. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the affected families will be given compensation. Meanwhile the Department of Meteorology said that the deep depression in the Arabian Sea, to the we

30 Nov, 2017