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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)
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)
The Public Health Inspectors (PHIs), who carried out inspections in the street food stalls established in Kottawa and Thalawathugoda areas last night (02), have taken legal action against 14 food stalls, while 06 other stalls were warned over selling unhealthy food that are unfit for human consumption. MORE..
3 Dec 2023 (3:00 PM)
A group of at least 180 university students, who were stranded in the Hanthana mountain range during a hike, have been rescued. MORE..
3 Dec 2023 (12:49 AM)
