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Passenger arrested with smuggled cigarettes at BIA
24 Nov 2024 (11:35 AM) Developing nations blast $300 billion COP29 climate deal as insufficient
24 Nov 2024 (11:58 AM) Minor flood situation as Nilwala River water level rises
24 Nov 2024 (1:22 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) Developing nations blast $300 billion COP29 climate deal as insufficient
24 Nov 2024 (11:58 AM) |
A person who was in possession of a large stock of cigarettes illegally smuggled into the country has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake. 
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. 
The water level of the Nilwala River has risen to a minor flood level due to prevailing rainy weather conditions, according to the Department of Irrigation. 
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. Copyright © 2007 - 2024 Col3neg. All Rights Reserved.
