COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Geological Sciences Department of the University of Peradeniya state that the quarry maintained nearby may have been a causative factor that led to the landslide in Malapattaawa in Walapane that claimed three lives. Operations to retrieve the body of the boy who was trapp...

Colombo (News 1st) UNP Leader and Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe met with the TNA parliamentarians today (September 17). All 14 TNA MPs including its leader R.Sampanthan were present during this meeting at the Parliamentary Complex. Reports claim that Ranil Wickremesinghe was accompanied by Mi...

Colombo (News1st) - The Meteorology Department warns that wind speeds up to 70 to 80 km per hour, maybe experienced over parts of the island today (2 September), particularly over the Northern, North-central provinces and in Puttalam, Trincomalee, Hambantota, and Nuwara Eliya districts. Showers o...

Colombo (News 1st): A Phase 1 Landslide Warning was issued to 03 Divisional Secretariat areas in the Nuwara Eliya District. The National Building Research Organization's Dr. Gamini Jayatissa said locals in Ambagamuwa, Kothmale, and Nuwara Eliya must remain vigilant for possible landslides....

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The National Building Research Organization has issued landslide warnings to the Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, and Kurunegala Districts until 8 pm tonight (November 18) following heavy rainfall experienced in those areas. Acting Director of Landslide Studies, Dr. Gamini Jayatissa said...