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The lagging effects of the agriculture sector took a chunk of growth off Sri Lanka’s industrial sector which contributed 36 percent to the country’s GDP growth.The lagging effects of the agriculture sector took a chunk of growth off Sri Lanka’s industrial sector which contributed 36 percent to the country’s GDP growth. The Central Bank in […]

Thousands of coastal residents in Sri Lanka fled their coastal homes Tuesday after the government issued a tsunami alert following a powerful quake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra.Thousands of coastal residents in Sri Lanka fled their coastal homes Tuesday after the government issued a tsunami alert following a powerful quake off the Indonesian island […]

Sri Lanka issued a tsunami warning to residents around the coast of the island as an earthquake measuring 8.5 on the Richter scale hit the west cost of northern Sumatra, Indonesia. Sri Lanka issued a tsunami warning to residents around the coast of the island as an earthquake measuring 8.5 on the Richter scale hit […]

Thailand is reporting that sea levels are receding, indicating that a tsunami could be expected. Thailand is reporting that sea levels are receding, indicating that a tsunami could be expected. Sri Lanka meanwhile has issued a tsunami warning and asked coastal residents to evacuate immediately, the Metrological department said on Monday. Deputy Director Lalith Chandrapala […]

It has been about two and half hours since the 8.2 earth quake that struck the northern coast of Indonesia with no receding water levels are reported. It has been about two and half hours since the 8.2 earth quake that struck the northern coast of Indonesia with no receding water levels are reported. The […]

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in a second message said that there was no major tsunami’s observed except for a mimi wave on the Cocos Tide-gage.The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in a second message said that there was no major tsunami’s observed except for a mimi wave on the Cocos Tide-gage. “There has been no […]

It is now just over three hours since the 8.2 earth quake that struck the northern coast of Indonesia with no significant drop in sea water levels are reported. It is now just over three hours since the 8.2 earth quake that struck the northern coast of Indonesia with no significant drop in sea water […]

AFP reports out from Jakarta said that a powerful earthquake measuring up to 8.5 on the Richter scale hit Indonesia’s tsunami-devasted Sumatra island late Monday, causing major panic and power blackouts, officials and reports said.AFP reports out from Jakarta said that a powerful earthquake measuring up to 8.5 on the Richter scale hit Indonesia’s tsunami-devasted […]

Monday’s earthquake off the nothern tip of Indonesia has been described as an aftershock, one of many that has been shaking up the region since the 9.0 quake that killed over 200,000 people on the day after Christmas.Monday’s earthquake off the nothern tip of Indonesia has been described as an aftershock, one of many that […]

Sri Lanka reactivated its dormant Bribery Commission by appointing retired Supreme Court Judge Ameer Ismail to head the three member panel.Sri Lanka reactivated its dormant Bribery Commission by appointing retired Supreme Court Judge Ameer Ismail to head the three member panel. With Ismail’s appointment, the “three-member Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption (CIABOC) […]

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre just announced that land masses within a 1000 km radius of northern Sumatra could be at risk from a tsunami following an that earthquake struck the East Asian nation just pst 10 pm Sri Lankan Time.The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre just announced that land masses within a 1000 km radius […]