28/12/2012 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: Despite the inclement weather being stable for couple of days, the number of people affected by the rain and flood waters continues to grow in all parts of Sri Lanka. As of 28th December 2012 the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) says 359,619 people in 21 districts are victims of the inclement
26/12/2012 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: An Innovative website on Way Forward Beyond Reengineering was launched by the SARD Regional Secretary’s General Forum in Pakistan on the 18th December 2012 with the participation of Secretaries General of Pakistan RC, Indian RC, Bangladesh RC, Nepal RC, Afghanistan RC, Maldives RC , SLRCS and IFRCS Members. www.wayforward-beyond-reengineering-slrcs.info is not
09/12/2012 – Muthur, Sri Lanka: The SLRCS Muthur divisional office of the Muthur branch moved to a new building today under the auspices of the President of Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) Jagath Abeysinghe. The president opened this building during his visit to the Trincomalee district to look into activities in the region along
23/02/2012 – Walioya, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS), with support from the German Red Cross recently laid the foundation stone to build a community hall for people in Gajabapura & Moneratanne in the Walioya Divisional Secretariat in the Mullativu District. Over 100 families live in these villages. These areas once were
15/11/2012 – Walioya, Sri Lanka: The First Aid division of the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society carried out several trainings recently under the request from the 23rd Division Camp of Sri Lanka Army located in Walioya. The first aid trainings saw 26 members of the military receiving the knowledge in basic first aid and other
12/11/2012 – Valachchenai, Sri Lanka: A male and female surgical ward build with funds from German Red Cross & the European Union and implemented by the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society was unveiled to the public recently in Valachchanei in the Batticaloa District. The ward constructed to a value of 30 million LKR was vested
3 November 2012, Colombo, Sri Lanka – The International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has launched a one million Swiss franc (887,000 Euros) appeal to help the Sri Lanka Red Cross support over 125,000 people who have been suffering the effects of persistent drought in seven districts in northern and central Sri
Mahieash Johnney in Sri Lanka 01/11/2012 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: The adverse weather effects stemming from tropical cyclone Nilam has affected over 50,000 in Sri Lanka while displacing closer to 5000 people from across the island, while 2 people have already fell victim to the cyclone. The cyclonic conditions have brought in minor flooding
This programme was broadcast on the 24th of October 2012, on Yarl FM. 92.2 FM & 102 FM beaming to Northern Sri Lanka.