COLOMBO (News 1st); The number of dengue related deaths reported in Sri Lanka has increased to 38. 1,149 dengue cases have been reported during the first week of August. 58,138 dengue patients have been reported so far this year. The highest number of patients, 28,746, were reported from the West...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The number of people affected by the dry weather conditions has increased to 93,171. The Disaster Management Center (DMC) said seven districts have been affected by the arid weather conditions. The districts are Ratnapura, Trincomalee, Puttalam, Kurunegala, Jaffna, Mannar and B...

COLOMBO (News 1st); President Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to make a special statement in Parliament on Wednesday (09) morning. The debate on the second reading of the Appropriation Bill with amendments will be held in Parliament on Wednesday (09). It has been proposed to increase the borrowi...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The daily power demand has increased to 50 gigawatt hours, due to the prevailing warm weather conditions. The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) requested the public to use electricity sparingly. The CEB said alternative energy methods are being adopted to provide a continuous supp...