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Govt. should immediately plan safe locations
Sunday, 22 May 2016 19:55Sri Lankan society once again rallied emotionally to support the landslide and flood affected people in all parts of the country, as usual. We saw this solidarity, support and empathy in December 2004 with the Tsunami and then with the Meeriyabedda landslide in 2014 October, DecentLanka2015 says in a statement.
US offers additional assistance to flood affected
Sunday, 22 May 2016 19:51The United States Government will provide an additional 36 million Sri Lankan Rupees (250,000 U.S. dollars) to support flood relief efforts in Sri Lanka.
CID ASP given illegal promotion
Sunday, 22 May 2016 19:50An Assistant Police Superintendent (ASP) of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has been illegally promoted to the rank of SP despite the fact that a fundamental rights violation petition is currently being heard at the Supreme Court.
Opposition leader has no official residence
Sunday, 22 May 2016 19:47Opposition leader R. Sampanthan is yet to be given an official residence, although the president, the prime minister, the speaker, the commanders of the armed forces and the IGP all have official residences.
Colombo campus provides photocopies of notes
Sunday, 22 May 2016 15:45The Colombo University is providing photocopies of notes to schoolchildren for the notebooks they have lost during the natural disaster.
No public holiday tomorrow
Sunday, 22 May 2016 15:27Tomorrow is not a public holiday, says secretary to the the ministry of public administration J. Dadallage.
Vegetable prices go up
Sunday, 22 May 2016 15:24Prices of vegetables have gone up by between 20 and 40 per cent owing to the adverse weather, said manager of the Dambulla economic centre Christie Wijeratne.
Steps to issue certificates lost during disaster
Sunday, 22 May 2016 14:00Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has instructed the Examinations Department to speed up the issuance of exam certificates that have been lost during the natural disaster.