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 …
Environment
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 …
Little evidence of health benefits from organic foods: Stanford study
Nov 05, 2012 (LBO) – Researchers at America’s Stanford University have found little evidence to back a widespread belief that organic foods which …
Sri Lanka ban on Corex cough remedy temporary: health minister
Oct 19, 2012 (LBO) – A sudden ban on the sale of Corex, a cough syrup originally formulated by the US pharmaceutical firm Pfizer which has brought relief …
Sri Lanka forestry program expanded by Australia
Oct 12, 2012 (LBO) – A community based program to increase forest cover in Sri Lanka’s dry zone and support small farmers has been launched by …
Sri Lanka and India to strike nuke deal, accident response
Oct 12, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka and India will move towards striking a comprehensive agreement on civil nuclear co-operation, a joint statement issued …
Sri Lanka tyre recycling plant to make wood-like products
Sept 23, 2012 (LBO) – A Dena Nano Technology Lanka Pvt Ltd, company with British and Indian investment plans to recycle old automobile tyres into wood …
Sri Lanka buys US water supply system with US$64.9mn ex-im finance
July 25, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has bought a 64.9 million US dollar water supply system from Tetra Tech, a California based firm with financing from the …
Sri Lankans baptise new fish genus for atheist Dawkins
July 16, 2012 (AFP) – Sri Lankan scientists have identified a new genus of fresh water fish and named it after the evolutionary biologist and renowned …
No Sri Lankans among rescued from stricken refugee boat: foreign ministry
June 22, 2012 (LBO) – There were no Sri Lankans among more than 110 people rescued from a capsized refugee boat by Australian authorities, the foreign …
Horton Plains, Sri Lanka explored in new book
June 15, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Horton Plains, a small 30 square kilometer national park with beautiful scenery is a rich reserve of hundreds of …
Sri Lanka ‘green’ companies named by ILO
June 09, 2012 (LBO) – A survey by the International Labour Organisation has named seven Sri Lankan companies as having good practices in providing …
Sri Lanka biodiversity loss linked to exports to rich countries
The developed world’s insatiable appetite for products like coffee and timber is threatening the survival of one in three vulnerable animal species in …
Sri Lanka says open trade could counter climate change
June 01, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s environment minister has said liberalised trade could mitigate climate change, helping spread energy-saving …
Sri Lanka environment seen paying price of rapid growth
Apr 30, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s rapid economic growth in recent years has come at the cost of serious environmental degradation with outdated laws …
Sri Lanka may see tsunami waves after 4.00 pm: PTWC
Apr 11, 2012 (LBO) – A tsunami watch has been issued for many areas in the Indian Ocean following an earthquake, by US authorities in Hawaii, who said …