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Developing nations blast $300 billion COP29 climate deal as insufficient
24 Nov 2024 (11:58 AM) Two missing, 5 rescued after boat accident at lagoon in Negombo
24 Nov 2024 (5:23 PM) Heavy showers above 150 mm likely in several provinces
24 Nov 2024 (10:17 AM) Sri Lanka, Australia woo Indian tourists with new initiatives
24 Nov 2024 (2:28 PM) 497 Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lanka Navy so far this year
24 Nov 2024 (11:13 AM) President Dissanayake celebrates 56th birthday today
24 Nov 2024 (12:24 PM) |
Countries at the COP29 summit in Baku adopted a $300 billion a year global finance target on Sunday to help poorer nations cope with impacts of climate change, a deal its intended recipients criticised as woefully insufficient. 
A 50-year-old man and his 20-year-old daughter are reported missing while five others have been rescued following a tragic boating accident in the Munnakkarai Lagoon in Negombo, police said. 
The Meteorology Department says a low-pressure area has formed over southeast Bay of Bengal and is likely to move west north-westwards and intensify into a depression over southwest Bay of Bengal on 25 November. 
Aiming to cash on growing outbound Indian tourists, Sri Lanka and Australia have launched new initiatives to cash in on this. Sri Lankan Airlines has launched a unique package for Indian tourists- the "Ramayana Trail" that includes 50 significant locations in the country which is associated with the Hindu epic. 
The Sri Lanka Navy says that a total of 497 Indian fishermen have been arrested for violating the country s maritime boundaries so far this year. 
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the 9th Executive President of Sri Lanka, celebrates his 56th birthday today, November 24. M0Copyright © 2007 - 2024 Col3neg. All Rights Reserved.
