Heavy flood occur in Rathnapura.
Three persons have gone missing due to a landslide near the Ratnapura Ella Devalaya. The Disaster Management Center states that the landslide occurred due to heavy rains in the area. They also announce that the incident took place this morning. The Center also stated that minor floods are occurring along the Kalu Ganga due to the heavy rains in the area.
290 Russian tourists will arrive to Sri Lanka from tomorrow
Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga says that arrangements have been made to launch a tourism business using an aircraft carrying 290 passengers on Saturday. At the end of the year, 26,000 Russians could be brought to Sri Lanka through the tourism industry and earn $ 40 million in foreign exchange, he explained. He further said that the allegations that Ukrainian tourists had transmitted corona to Sri Lanka were false and were made by people who were trying to gain political advantage by sabotaging the tourism industry by provoking the people.
Massive cyberattack on the Presidential Secretariat website
The Information Technology Association of Sri Lanka (ICTA) says that several leading government websites, including the Presidential Secretariat, have been hacked. The statement issued by them stating this is as follows. The Sri Lanka Information Technology Association was able to identify websites such as the Presidential Secretariat, the Ministry of External Affairs, the Medical Research Institute, the Survey Department of Sri Lanka, the Family Health Bureau and the North-Western Provincial Management Development and Training Unit which have been subjected to a massive cyber attack today ( June 4) The Information Technology Association of Sri Lanka (ICTA) has pointed out that such cyber attacks could be carried out targeting government websites and we point out that this situation has arisen due to the government’s inattention to this matter. Rajiv Yasiru Kuruwita’s MathewChairmanInformation Technology Association of Sri Lanka