The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) with the technical participation of 28 countries conducted Regional Tsunami Disaster Rehearsal Program (Oct 13). The DMC said the program was conducted coinciding...
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Lanka participates in international tsunami drill today
Sri Lanka participating in an international tsunami drill held in 28 countries will be conducting tsunami drills across the island today (September 05th).The Ministry of Disaster Management said the...
Sri Lanka remembers tsunami victims today
Sri Lanka will commemorate today (26), the 9th anniversary of tsunami and the 7th anniversary of National Safety Day The national event on the theme "Line up to eradicate Disasters".will be held at...
60 million euros from EU for development projects
The European Union will provide Sri Lanka a 60 million euros grant for the next five years for development projects in the country. The grant will be provided under the European Union- support to...
New Houses for Tsunami Affected People in Trincomalee
Hon. Basi Rajapaksa, Minister of Economic Development declared open the new housing scheme at Nelsonpura in Trincomalee district on 29 February 2012. Nelsonpura new house scheme has been built for...
Financial assistance to Tsunami-affected families for Reconstruction of Homes
Hon. Basil Rajapaksa, Minister of Economic Development was the chief guest at the occasion of handing over cheques for Tsunami-affected families in Karawahuvattei in Kalmunai electorate division. ...
Sri Lanka's Second National Communication on Climate Change
Executive Summary Sri Lanka is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, located about SO km to the southeast of the Indian sub-continent. It comprises a mainland of area 55,610 km and a large number...
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Reconstruction of Five Bridges with Japanese grant assistance Commences in Eastern Province
Hon.Basil Rajapakse, Minister of Economic Development, commenced the reconstruction work of three bridges in the Eastern Province today (15). Under the 1.2 billion Japanese Yen (approx. 1.7 billion...
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Iran gifts a housing project
The Deputy Minister of External Affairs of Iran Seyyed Amir Mansour Borghai has arrived in Colombo to inaugurate the Kattankudy Housing Project gifted by the Government of Iran. The visiting Iranian...
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Sri Lankan Government sends 15-member disaster relief team to Japan
A 15-member disaster relief team deployed by the Government of Sri Lanka arrived in Japan yesterday (12/05) to carry out volunteer activities in the Ishinomaki area of Miyagi prefecture. The team...
Sri Lanka donates US $ 1 million to Japan Red Cross
Ambassador Admiral (Rtd.) Wasantha Karannagoda, today (07/04) handed over a donation of 1 million USD from the Government of Sri Lanka to Mr.Tadateru Konoe, President of Japan Red Cross Society at...
Sri Lanka: Japan assists reconstruction of East bridges
Japan and Sri Lanka today (25) signed a 1.2 billion Japanese Yen (approx. LKR 1.6 billion) grant agreement to reconstruct five bridges in the Eastern Province, at the Ministry of Finance. The...
Sri Lanka: Six schools reconstructed by UNICEF opened in the east
UNICEF Sri Lanka has handed over six new schools to local communities in the Eastern Province during two days of official ceremonies. The six schools represent an investment of 420 Million Rupees and...
Sri Lanka: Ten year Road Map on disaster management - Minister Samarasinghe
To deal with disaster risks in a scientific and systematic manner, the Disaster Management and Human Rights Ministry formulated a ten-year Road Map for Disaster Risk Management (2005-2015) and...
Sri Lanka: Rebuilding Tsunami hit schools
The government under the Tsunami hit schools rebuilding project has invested Rs.300 million to reconstruct and modernise the Vakarai Maha Vidyala, Batticaloa in the East. Education Minister, Susil...
Sri Lanka: Urban Development Minister on Tsunami resettlement
Minister Dinesh Gunawardena told parliament today that all people, other than those in the northern and eastern provinces, affected by the tsunami , have been already resettled. Responding to a query...
Sri Lanka: Rs. 36.4 million allocated for tsunami orphans
An amount exceeding 36.4 million rupees have been spent on tsunami orphaned children who lost their parents or guardians, Chief Government Whip, Minister Dinesh Gunawardhana told parliament today. He...
Sri Lanka: School destroyed by tsunami is rebuilt by SOS
A dedication ceremony was organized for the Al-Misbah School in eastern Sri Lanka that had been destroyed by the tsunami in late 2004. SOS Children's Villages has rebuilt the school from scratch; it...
Sri Lanka: USAID provides safe water to Ampara communities
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) yesterday completed of the Pottuvil/Ulla Water Treatment Plant and Ulla Supply System, to give the residents of these coastal villages...
Sri Lanka: Helping tsunami-affected women in the Eastern Province
Tsunami-affected women participating in the sustainable livelihood development project initiated by the Peace Secretariat in the Trincomalee district are reported to be doing well. Loans they...