Cyclone Ditwah exposed Sri Lanka’s catastrophic lack of preparedness. After the first red alerts predicting very heavy rainfall were issued on the night of November 25, Sri Lankan President Anura ...

DFCC Bank has extended its digital payments infrastructure to Sri Lanka’s public transport network by enabling QR, credit and debit card acceptance in buses through DFCC Point of Sale (POS) terminals.

Cyclone Ditwah highlights: Heavy rains lashed parts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry as the cyclonic storm ‘Ditwah’ moves towards the Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coastline. A red alert has been ...

Officials estimate the damage runs into billions of dollars, a headache for the island nation just recovering from an economic crash. Officials estimate the damage runs into billions of dollars, a ...

The country’s president said the nationwide flooding after the storm hit last week was the most challenging natural disaster in the island nation’s history. A man is carried through flooded streets on ...

India to provide $450 million cyclone relief package to Sri Lanka, foreign minister says India will provide an assistance package worth $450 million to Sri Lanka for cyclone relief and repair, Indian ...

Authorities in Sri Lanka are racing against time to rescue hundreds of missing people as death toll from rain and flooding caused by Cyclone Ditwah rose to 366 in one of the worst disasters the island ...

People’s Bank, in collaboration with the Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development, has launched a groundbreaking initiative that marks a significant milestone in Sri Lanka’s journey ...

Parliament's winter session faces disruption as opposition demands a debate on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, alleging irregularities. Despite the government's non-committal stance ...

The prime minister said a county council should "listen and respond to local people" following a row over preserving a 1950s bus shelter from demolition. The shelter on Station Approach in Sheringham ...

Sir Pherozeshah Mehta would have never imagined that he’d be tapping his feet to the catchy tunes from modern-era music that was being belted out by a young performer and her band on a crisp November ...

Schoolchildren will be allowed to travel on Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) buses this month using their November season tickets, the Deputy Minister of Transport, Prasanna Gunasena, confirmed.