Anu Dissanayaka

TV Derana s CSR initiative “Manusath Derana” has once again stepped forward to assist those impacted by the recent adverse weather conditions. Partnering with Dialog, “Manusath Derana” launched its relief operation for the second consecutive day today (30). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/z0aKjRe https://ift.tt/DNLf5qs

Efforts to remove earth mounds and rocks fallen to the railway tracks in the Uduwara area of Hali-Ela due to heavy rain, are still ongoing. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/cTfK6Wh https://ift.tt/1BowWrQ

India s Kerala Crime Branch is on the lookout for 15 foreign nationals who were arrested with forged travel documents at Nedumbassery airport and later went absconding after securing bail. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/2ojyr8k https://ift.tt/dHgMZ2S

Minister Vijitha Herath appeared before the Colombo High Court today (29) to testify in connection with a bribery case filed during the administration of the Good Governance Government. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/4IxAtBK https://ift.tt/UbxwZTj

The Rajarata Rejina train travelling from Anuradhapura to Beliatta has derailed this morning (29) between the Colombo Fort and the Secretariat Halt railway stations. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/zicV6ZD https://ift.tt/Zd1WotG

A virtual meeting was held yesterday (27) between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the President of the World Bank Group (WBG) Mr. Ajay Banga at the Presidential Secretariat, to discuss Sri Lanka s future development priorities. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Fa3Do0I https://ift.tt/GjDl9Z5

The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) has reported that the prevailing inclement weather conditions have affected a total of 230,743 individuals across Sri Lanka. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/jsQW1ax https://ift.tt/weDlyFo

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands, and Irrigation has issued a notice for the engineers and technical officers from the Irrigation Department, who are in charge of managing reservoirs, amidst the prevailing adverse weather conditions. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/9KDkBwN https://ift.tt/gTsJ4HD

The body of one of the six missing students has been recovered after the tractor they were traveling in was caught in floodwaters at Karaitivu in Ampara District, last evening (26). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/msV2ArQ https://ift.tt/f97xI3p

Colombo Additional Magistrate Manjula Ratnayake has ordered the issuance of an arrest warrant against Jaffna District Independent Member of Parliament Archchuna Ramanathan, through the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in Jaffna. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3DblLm7 https://ift.tt/YaGBSix

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday pledged big tariffs on the United States three largest trading partners - Canada, Mexico and China - detailing how he will implement campaign promises that could trigger trade wars. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/aGSiPZq https://ift.tt/70yHXe3

The Commissioner General of Examinations, Amith Jayasundara has requested the public to refrain from engaging in activities that may disturb students during the G.C.E. Advanced Level (A'L) examination period. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/lZ2K13B https://ift.tt/aUdq3CD

The Fort Magistrate s Court has ordered the release of former MP Sujeewa Senasinghe s controversial luxury vehicle, which is now in court custody, on a bond of Rs. 100 million, Ada Derana reporter said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/CWaDjYQ https://ift.tt/s5DEPwf

The Ceylon Electricity Board Workers Union has called on the CEB management to distribute bonuses to employees, citing the board s profitability. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/S5xB90O https://ift.tt/7xJ2kzT

Aiming to cash on growing outbound Indian tourists, Sri Lanka and Australia have launched new initiatives to cash in on this. Sri Lankan Airlines has launched a unique package for Indian tourists- the “Ramayana Trail” that includes 50 significant locations in the country which is associated with the Hindu epic. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/o2z8ZdL https://ift.tt/l7ojPxZ

The Meteorology Department says a low-pressure area has formed over southeast Bay of Bengal and it is likely to move west northwestwards and intensify into a depression over southwest Bay of Bengal on 25 November. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/MnjP3kO https://ift.tt/0VhSLng

Sri Lanka s new government has agreed to press ahead with a IMF bailout programme that involves tough austerity and economic reforms, the international lender announced on Saturday (Nov 23). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/4lpU8J9 https://ift.tt/ozRp7qw

Another student has reportedly succumbed to injuries sustained in the fatal bus accident that occurred on November 01 in Badulla, increasing the death toll to three. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/JIL4Dlp https://ift.tt/FV8Osly

Professor Gomika Udugamasooriya has been appointed as the Senior Advisor to the President on Science and Technology, the President s Media Division (PMD) said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/9npaQJw https://ift.tt/G75UJkM

Former Minister Harin Fernando has stated that he does not believe the then-Cabinet of Ministers is responsible for the incident involving the procurement of substandard human immunoglobulin vials. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/4G3AmgI https://ift.tt/xUt32eG

Sri Lankan banks operating environment (OE) assessment and overall credit profiles will be supported by any improvement in the sovereign s credit profile (Long-Term Foreign-Currency IDR- RD, Long-Term Local-Currency IDR- CCC-) following a completed debt restructuring, says Fitch Ratings. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/SGjBfs9 https://ift.tt/kjIWRXg

The Parliament of Sri Lanka has been adjourned until 09.30 a.m. on December 03, 2024 by the President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/EHTB9De https://ift.tt/D7MiHyR

The Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Ruhuna, Senior Prof. Sujeewa Amarasena has categorically denied all allegations leveled against him and asserted that he will not resign from his position, despite mounting pressure and ongoing protests by academic and non-academic staff and the students unions. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/DIMiwHE https://ift.tt/8LTkfGZ

Former Minister Harin Fernando, who was arrested this morning (20), has been released on bail, after being produced before the Badulla Magistrate s Court. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Ey3pzR6 https://ift.tt/oFnQPTv

The National People s Power (NPP) has convened its newly-elected Members of Parliament (MPs) at the party headquarters in Pelawatte today (20) for an orientation session ahead of their parliamentary duties. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Z98Jkdo https://ift.tt/Rl8Q2Tb

The strike action launched by all academic and non-academic trade unions and Students Unions affiliated with the University of Ruhuna yesterday, demanding the immediate removal of the university s Vice Chancellor, continued second consecutive day today (Nov. 20). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/LN3c5I1 https://ift.tt/iaJquSs

Former minister Harin Fernando has been arrested by the Badulla Police on allegations of election law violations. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/USqXMrE https://ift.tt/8WraQ6z

The Fort Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali has ordered the issuance of a letter of reminder to the Government Analyst s Department as the court had not received the analyst s report regarding former MP Sujeewa Senasinghe s luxury vehicle, worth around Rs. 100 million, which is suspected to have been illegally assembled. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/uUl3VhJ https://ift.tt/Na9AFYb

The New Democratic Front (NDF), which contested the 2024 General Election under the gas cylinder symbol, has nominated former Minister Ravi Karunanayake for one of the two National List seats won by the party in Parliament, according to party sources. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Fa6Hscg https://ift.tt/3KkWpS8

The Secretary General of Sri Lanka s Parliament, Kushani Rohanadeera, announced plans to introduce a special seating arrangement for the country s first-ever vision-impaired Member of Parliament, in order to meet his requirements. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/wqm792y https://ift.tt/kDOeVGh

The National People s Power (NPP) has announced the names nominated to fill the 18 National List MP seats won by the party in the 2024 parliamentary election. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/1C7GqZi https://ift.tt/qoLYra3

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has pledged to work with incoming President Donald Trump in his final meeting with current US leader Joe Biden. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/r4Z78Hl https://ift.tt/g97KBc5

The Constitutional Council has approved the recommendation to appoint Justice Murdu Fernando as the Chief Justice. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/4uMo283 https://ift.tt/nWBhZ0P

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has decided to nominate Namal Rajapaksa as an MP through the party s National List, SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/PDYSRbd https://ift.tt/9FyzwBr

The preferential vote results of the Matale District in the 2024 General Election have been released. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/remT75V https://ift.tt/8SzDedV

The results of the Hiniduma polling division of Matara District in the 2024 General Election have been released by the Election Commission. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Um5W6es https://ift.tt/Db5QzWU

Japan s parliament reelected Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday after his governing coalition suffered the worst election loss in more than a decade, forcing the struggling leader to form his second Cabinet in just over a month since taking office. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/9c3UPtr https://ift.tt/JFD5goR

The Fort Magistrate s Court has ordered the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to take former MP Sujeewa Senasinghe s controversial vehicle into custody and produce it before the court, Ada Derana reporter said. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/kjnPRaN https://ift.tt/onTqS4l

The election campaigning activities for the 2024 General Election are scheduled to end at midnight tomorrow (Nov. 11). MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/uMFesjS https://ift.tt/TqpWzAj

The leader of the Sarvajana Balaya alliance, Gampaha District parliamentary candidate Dilith Jayaweera stated that the alliance has created an opportunity for the people to make the choice needed to bring about Sri Lanka s desired political change. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/3EJ4wts https://ift.tt/AEBLWp6

At least 24 people were killed and more than 40 injured in a bomb blast at a railway station in Quetta in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, police and other officials told Reuters. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/GW2dCiv https://ift.tt/iNnEDv7

The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in several provinces and districts. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/d4j2Xo1 https://ift.tt/vKCxQhm

Two people have died and 12 are missing after a fishing boat sank on Friday in waters off South Korea s southern resort island of Jeju, officials said. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/CUqItDh https://ift.tt/5itJXML

The female principal of a school in Ragama who was arrested for allegedly soliciting a bribe of Rs. 150,000 from a parent in exchange for admitting their child to the Grade 01 class, has been remanded until November 22. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/Aj7qJCd https://ift.tt/pdS4fFR

Minister Vijitha Herath made a visit to the Colombo Port on Thursday (7) to look into the existing issues including a delay in container clearances. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/JoM8Shs https://ift.tt/jDlqp8m

The Sri Lanka Immigration and Emigration Officers Association has issued a statement addressing the ongoing passport crisis in the country, citing administrative mismanagement and a lack of adequate planning as key contributors for the issue. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/JH8GAXi https://ift.tt/rxKTFb4

A total of 28 individuals, including two women, have been arrested during an anti-drug operation carried out by the Coastal Police in three separate coastal areas of Colombo. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/8ADsV7M https://ift.tt/jc6VmFS

A total of 28 individuals, including two women, have been arrested during a special operation carried out by the Coastal Police in three areas of Colombo. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/p6gHGs9 https://ift.tt/udWCtqv

Sri Lanka s Cabinet Spokesman and Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath says that certain officials appointed to the country s Foreign Service on a political basis have been instructed to return to the island by December 01. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/uq1FoBt https://ift.tt/AtvJyKq

The leader of the Sarvajana Balaya alliance, Gampaha District parliamentary candidate, entrepreneur Dilith Jayaweera emphasized his party s commitment to establishing a populist political movement aimed at transforming Sri Lanka s political landscape. MORE.. from AdaDerana RSS https://ift.tt/XNmD1BG https://ift.tt/xc7oZs2