Japan’s Mt Fuji, Niger’s Agadez among new UNESCO sites
PHNOM PENH (AFP) – Japan’s Mount Fuji, a series of ancient terraced rice paddies China, and the desert city of Agardaz in Niger were among the …
Environment
Sri Lanka monsoon death toll climbs to 31
COLOMBO, June 10, 2013 (AFP) – Naval boats and helicopters scoured seas off Sri Lanka Monday for dozens of missing fishermen, as the confirmed death toll …
19 dead as monsoon lashes Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, June 9, 2013 (AFP) – Monsoon rains and strong winds in Sri Lanka have killed at least 19 people with dozens more missing, most of them fishermen …
Five dead, dozens missing as monsoon lashes Sri Lanka
June 8, 2013 (AFP) – At least five people were killed and dozens were missing as strong monsoon rains and wind lashed Sri Lanka on Saturday, damaging …
Sri Lanka cigarette production down 15-pct
June 01, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s cigarette production has slumped 15 percent over two decades to 4.27 billion sticks and 21 percent of the male …
Australia set to cull 10,000 wild horses
SYDNEY, May 22, 2013 (AFP) – A controversial cull of up to 10,000 wild horses in Australia’s harsh Outback reportedly began Wednesday in a bid to …
Seven killed in floods, mudslides in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, May 15, 2013 (AFP) – At least seven people have been killed and two are missing in floods and mudslides following heavy rain across Sri Lanka, …
Sri Lanka floods hit 90,000 people, no cyclone threat
May 08, 2013 (LBO) – Heavy rains have left 90,000 people hit by floods in Sri Lanka’s Western province around the capital Colombo, but there was no …
Sri Lanka replants damaged coral
May 07, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Commercial Bank said it is helping wildlife authorities replant coral in a marine park in the South West of the …
Sri Lanka’s first ‘carbon neutral’ conference in September
May 01, 2013 (LBO) – The first conference in Sri Lanka to be certified as ‘carbon neutral’ will take place in September, when a regional …
Sri Lanka mega projects may intensify human elephant conflict: researchers
Mar 27, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s aggressive economic expansions into elephant country through recent projects may further aggravate human …
Sri Lanka could cut carbon emissions 19-pct with green moves: ADB study
Mar 06, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka could cut green house gas emissions by 19 percent by 2020 by increasing energy efficiencies and by using green power …
Sri Lanka printer gets top green rating
Jan 21, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence Printing said its new printing facility had received a ‘Gold’ rating from in Leadership …
Sri Lanka flood victims get Japan help
Jan 04, 2012 (LBO) – Japan will give 23 million Yen (32 million rupees) worth disaster aid to victims of Sri Lanka’s recent floods and landslides, …
Sri Lanka floods leave 25 dead, thousands homeless – Update
Dec 20, 2012 (LBO) – Flooding and landslide from days of heavy rain in Sri Lanka’s central, eastern and southern areas have left 25 dead, 13 …
Sri Lanka flood, landslide toll rises
Dec 18, 2012 (LBO) – Flooding and landslides have killed at least nine people and left thousands homeless, Sri Lanka’s disaster management office …
Sri Lanka monks at risk from rich foods
COLOMBO, Nov 27, 2012 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s health ministry announced plans on Tuesday to draw up new guidelines for donating food to the …
Sri Lanka business, IUCN in bio conservation drive
Nov 23, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Dilmah, a tea sector group …
Sri Lanka cigarette labeling put off till March 2013
Nov 11, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s health ministry has put off till March 2013, graphic labeling designed to educate consumers on the cancer and …
Sri Lanka’s begging wild elephants: making it safer for man and animal
Nov 06, 2012 (LBO) – Feeding of begging wild elephants in Sri Lanka’s Udawalawe National Park, can be made safer for both man and animal if it is …