The Irrigation Department, on Sunday, issued an amber flood warning in several districts due to ongoing inclement weather conditions. The Department warned that the Nilwala Ganga had reached the flood level and there was the possibility of severe floods occurring in several low-lying areas along the river including the Kotapola, Pitabeddara, Akuressa, Athuraliya, Malimbada, Thihagoda, […]
The Australian Government has announced that it will gift a former Royal Australian Air Force Beechcraft KA350 King Air aircraft (registration A32-673) to the Sri Lankan Government. The aircraft will be used to enhance Sri Lanka’s sovereign aerial maritime surveillance capability.
A Sri Lankan delegation, led by Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation, Nimal Siripala De Silva, together with State Minister of Foreign Affairs,Tharaka Balasuriya, participated in the 6th Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) held from 12 to 13 May, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The opening session of the event was inaugurated by Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh […]
Prof. G. L. Peiris, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Colombo, was among several distinguished alumni who received Pinnacle Achievement Awards at the ceremony organised by the Alumni Association of the University of Colombo, at Hotel Galadari, last Friday. The awards were given away by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who himself was honoured. Prof. Peiris was […]
Coast Guard vessel CG 208 yesterday (14) rescued six fishermen in the seas off Beruwela. Navy headquarters said a rescue operation had been mounted about eight nautical miles off Beruwala Lighthouse after Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) Colombo located in the Navy Headquarters received information from the owner of the multi-day fishing trawler. The Navy […]