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A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck Saturday off the cost of the southern Philippines island of Mindanao and Philippine authorities issued a tsunami warning. MORE..
2 Dec 2023 (10:36 PM)
The Department of Meteorology has issued a Red warning for strong winds and rough seas for the naval and fishermen communities in the deep and shallow sea areas in the southwest Bay of Bengal. MORE..
3 Dec 2023 (1:48 PM)
It has been revealed at the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Sustainable Development that even though 938 metric tons of plastic is generated in the country every day, only 32 percent of it is collected, and only 4 percent of the collected plastic is mechanically recycled. MORE..
3 Dec 2023 (11:11 AM)
Officials of the Excise Department told the Sectoral Oversight Committee (SOC) on National Economic and Physical Plans that its monthly revenue has increased by Rs. 1 billion after raids to crack down on fake stickers on liquor bottles. MORE..
3 Dec 2023 (12:24 AM)
Dr. Dedunu Dias has been appointed as the Acting Director of the Medical Supplies Division of the Ministry of Health, while Dr. Sudath Darmaratne has been appointed as the Acting Deputy Director, the Ministry of Health announced. MORE..
3 Dec 2023 (12:06 PM)