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Sri Lanka to raid lunch sheet sellers, outlaw plastic garlands

The island has several alternatives to lunch sheets

July 29, 2021 4 min read

First Degree Mantaslaughter

Does Sri Lanka Now Lead the World in Exterminating Ocean Rays?

July 27, 2021 8 min read

Sri Lanka begins week with torrential downpour; met dept hopeful condition won't persist

“At present, it doesn’t look like the condition will persist, but we are waiting for updated observations,” she sa...

July 26, 2021 2 min read

Fence villages; keep forests open: MP calls for policy shift in Sri Lanka's human-elephant conflict

Dr Prithiviraj Fernando's proposal would be “far more sensible”, Prof Vitharana said.

July 20, 2021 2 min read
Sri Lanka considers lunch sheet ban

Parliament Sectoral Oversight Committee recommends lunch sheet ban after grace period of 6 months

Sri Lanka president, Bill Gates talk climate action collaboration

Gates expressed the commitment of the BMGF to support Sri Lanka in building a robust and climate-resilient nation.

Sri Lanka moots higher fines, compulsory community service for marine polluters

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s marine environment is under serious threat from virtually unchecked pollution ow...

October 15, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka train kills three elephant calves

A passenger train hit and killed three young elephants in eastern Sri Lanka, officials said Sunday, weeks after two calv...

October 7, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka private sector disaster relief still not aligned with govt efforts

ECONOMYNEXT – Although Sri Lanka’s private sector has stepped up efforts to provide relief to victims of n...

Rohan Gunasekera
September 28, 2018 2 min read

Put climate change on ‘war footing’ call to Sri Lanka’s private sector

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s private sector should influence the government and put the country on climate ch...

Rohan Gunasekera
September 21, 2018 2 min read

Jumbo-train crash brings out the worst in Sri Lankan villagers

The tragic train crash that led to the deaths of two elephant calves and their pregnant mother also brought out the beas...

September 19, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka train kills mother elephant, two calves

A train transporting oil in eastern Sri Lanka hit and killed two baby elephants and their pregnant mother on Tuesday, po...

September 18, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka to set green house gas emission targets

Sri Lanka will set greenhouse gas targets in key economic sectors and come up with targets and activities for which fore...

August 23, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka to ban filling up of wetlands in capital Colombo

Sri Lanka will impose a moratorium on filling up wetlands in and around the capital Colombo and designate them as protec...

August 22, 2018 1 min read

'Devastating' dolphin loss in Florida red tide disaster

A state of emergency has been declared in Florida as the worst red tide in a decade blackens the ocean water, killing do...

August 16, 2018 4 min read

Sri Lanka escalates battle against wild elephants as toll hits 375

Sri Lanka’s government Wednesday announced extending electric fences near national parks and vulnerable villages ...

August 8, 2018 2 min read
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Sri Lanka toughens environmental law against factory pollution, waste

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka will strengthen its environmental law to enable more affective action against growing ind...

June 15, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka floods hit 150,000; death toll rises to 20

Floods and lighting with torrential rain in Sri Lanka had killed 20, with 2 missing while 153,000 people were in distres...

May 26, 2018 1 min read

Floods displace 54,000 in Sri Lanka, 13 dead

Torrential rains in Sri Lanka has killed 13 people and 54,000 people had been shifted to safer areas, the country's disa...

May 24, 2018 1 min read

Austria's Rosenbauer wins Euro 10mn Sri Lanka fire engine deal

Rosenbauer International AG of Austria, a makers of firefighting and specialist industrial vehicles has won a 10.3 milli...

February 21, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's National Trust puts ancient stone monuments under spotlight

Sri Lanka's megalithic monuments, monuments made of stones as memorials or to mark burial will be the focus of a lecture...

February 19, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka farmers cautioned on water use in 2018 despite La Niña

Sri Lanka is expected to receive normal rains in the first three months of 2018, but the period is the driest in the yea...

January 12, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka to combat forest fires with fire belts, education

Sri Lanka is planning to take a series of measures to prevent forest fires, most of which are due to deliberate or accid...

December 23, 2017 1 min read

S. Korea gives Sri Lanka zero interest loan for garbage collection

ECONOMYNEXT - The Export-Import Bank of South Korea has approved a zero interest loan of US$14 million for supply of gar...

December 8, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka needs US$3.5bn solid waste management investments: IFC

ECONOMYNEXT – Municipal solid waste management in Sri Lanka will create an investment opportunity of $3.5 billion...

December 5, 2017 1 min read

Ockhi claims lives of 8 fishermen from Sri Lanka; concerns over warnings

Sri Lanka's government has begun compensating the families of eight fishermen from Galle in Southern Sri Lanka, whose li...

December 3, 2017 1 min read