Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the Government does not act to protect anyone based on their status, and that it is clearly evident through the ongoing judicial processes.
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The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has announced that the landslide red alert issued for two districts has been extended until 9.00 a.m. tomorrow (10).
The Meteorological Department says a deep depression in the southwest Bay of Bengal is located about 160 kilometres east of Batticaloa as of 1.00 p.m. today (09).
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The deep depression in the Bay of Bengal to the southeast of Sri Lanka (At 04:00 a.m. on Jan 9th, 2026 located about 200 km South east of Batticaloa) is very likely to intensify further and move northwestwards towards the coast of Sri Lanka between Pottuvil and Trincomalee in the evening today, the 9th January 2026.
Landslide Red Notices Issued for Kandy and Nuwara Eliya Districts
In terms of Article 41(1) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed Dr. Mahinda Parakrama Dissanayake, a distinguished maritime, logistics and corporate leader, as the Advisor to the President on Maritime, Ports and Logistics with immediate effect.
It has been observed that certain individuals and media organisations are disseminating distorted and misleading information through some electronic and social media platforms with malicious intent regarding the staffing of the Clean Sri Lanka programme, its financial utilisation and the use of Government vehicles.
The deep depression in the Bay of Bengal to the southeast of Sri Lanka (currently 02:00 p.m. located about 250 km southeast of Pottuvil) is very likely to move west-northwestwards across southwest Bay of Bengal and cross Sri Lanka coast between Hambantota and Kalmunai between 5.30 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. of tomorrow, the 9th January 2026.
The prevailing weather system in the southwest Bay of Bengal may intensify into a deep depression, according to Director General of the Department of Meteorology, Athula Karunanayake.
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