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Sri Lanka has been experiencing poor air quality since at least early December.
Among the branded waste, around 80 percent had come from 20 firms
USAID says roughly 11 million tons of waste enter the ocean annually.
By December 14th 1,272 animals had died. Another 420 were sick and were being treated.
Equipment including submersible water pumps, kitchen sets, chainsaws, polysack bags and tarpaulins
Sri Lankan firms could cut chemical usage and costs by 40 percent and save on water and energy use if they follow best ...
Sri Lanka is not trying innovative treatments for Coronavirus patients using anti-HIV drug cocktails unlike some other c...
Sand mining near Deduru Oya and Ma Oya still continues despite a Supreme Court order banning sand mining in those areas ...
The biodiversity of Sri Pada (Adam’s Peak) and its surroundings are at risk due to pilgrims dumping plastic bottles an...
The Sinharaja rainforest reserve has sustained “great damage” due to the construction of a concrete-laden road, envi...
An internationally renowned Marine Conservationist is warning that a species of shark found in Sri Lankan waters has dis...
A state-run Srilankan Airlines rescue had taken out 33 Sri Lanka citizens from the novel coronavirus epicenter in Wuhan...
The World Health Organization declared a global emergency over the new coronavirus, as China reported Friday the death t...
Ella, that lovely mountain resort which is now a popular tourist destination in Sri Lanka is awash with garbage because ...
Sri Lanka has asked domestic producers to boost the output of masks officials said as pharmacies ran dry after health au...
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A tourist who had arrived in Sri Lanka from China's Hubei province has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (nCov)...
Disasters are annually costing Sri Lanka 50 billion rupees, or around 0.4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in dam...
The dark-furred leopard that made headlines earlier this week is not an extinct species as claimed by some but an otherw...
The dark-furred leopard that made headlines earlier this week is not an extinct species as claimed by some but an otherw...
Sri Lanka's customs on Monday arrested and fined a Chinese man accused of trying to take 200 venomous scorpions out of t...
Sri Lanka's decision to liberalize the permits to transport of sand, granite and soil is being abused, with complaints o...
Sri Lanka's farmers have been warned that there may be below normal rain in the for the 2020 Maha season in the coming d...
Sri Lanka plans to let loose a bug among the island's mosquito population that would hopefully make life difficult for t...
The National Dengue Control Unit will introduce a particular bacteria-laden mosquito to control the spread of dengue, in...
Sri Lanka will slap price controls on a blood test for dengue and another widely used screening, a health official said ...
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