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Sri Lanka warned of thundershowers, gusty winds

A few showers will occur in the North-Central Province.

July 9, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka warned of thundershowers, possible landslides

"Don't stay in open areas and if heavy thunder occurs, unplug all electrical devices," the DMC said.

July 5, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka wins special award for pesticide control, suicide prevention

Sri Lanka has won a special award along with the Philippines and Colombia.

July 3, 2021 2 min read

India Navy ship discovers shipwreck off Sri Lanka in search for X-Press Pearl debris

64 pieces of debris found in side scan sonar survey

July 3, 2021 2 min read
Japan funds Sri Lanka fisheries, weather radar network

Japan has provided a JPY 200 mn grant to boost north-east fisheries infrastructure, and JPY 160 mn of a doppler network

ADB to assist Sri Lanka water supply projects

ADB representatives met government officials to discuss water supply sector reform program

Sri Lanka govt shrinks nature reserve for fish farm

ECONMYNEXT – The Sri Lankan government has decided to reduce the extent of a natural reserve in the island�...

August 30, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka dengue epidemic easing; data may understate extent

Sri Lanka's 2017 dengue epidemic has started to wane, with hospital admissions sharply down, Health Minister Rajitha Sen...

August 17, 2017 3 min read

Sri Lanka tour operators fill waterholes in drought-hit wildlife park

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan tour operators have volunteered to deploy bowsers to fill dried up water holes at the no...

July 27, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lankan navy rescues elephant washed out to sea

Sri Lanka's navy has rescued an elephant that got into difficulties after being washed out to sea, a spokesman said on W...

July 13, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka gives tax breaks for degradable plastic making machinery imports

ECONOMYNEXT – The Sri Lankan government has decided to offer tax concessions for imports of machinery used in bio...

July 13, 2017 2 min read

Japan gives weather radar to strengthen disaster warning in Sri Lanka

ECONOMYNEXT – The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is to set up a Doppler Weather Radar Network in S...

June 30, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka blames garbage pile-up for record dengue toll

AFP - Sri Lanka has suffered a record 200 deaths from dengue fever this year, the health minister said on Monday, blamin...

June 26, 2017 1 min read

Global coral bleaching may be ending, US agency says

Coral reef bleaching may be easing after three years of high ocean temperatures, the longest such period since the 1980s...

June 20, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka needs laws to enforce evacuation orders: minister

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka needs laws to enforce evacuation orders to minimise casualties from natural disasters som...

June 5, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka in ADB water use remote sensing study

ECONOMYNEXT – Asian Development Bank (ADB) has chosen Sri Lanka, ravaged by floods after its worst drought in 40 ...

June 2, 2017 2 min read
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Recurring Sri Lanka floods, landslide highlight lack of preparation

ECONOMYNEXT – Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain in Sri Lanka in May this year occurred in the same ar...

June 2, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka to get new flood management law

ECONOMYNEXT - The Sri Lankan government has approved a new flood management law to replace a nearly 100-year old ordinan...

June 1, 2017 2 min read

Pilot whale stranding in Sri Lanka after cyclone

Sri Lanka's Eastern Sampur coast has seen pod of around 20 whales stranding themselves a day after a cyclonic storm lash...

May 31, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka death toll rise to 164 as cyclone 'Mora' takes aim at Bangladesh

The death toll from landslides and floods in Sri Lanka rose to 164 as authorities forecast more rain and heavy winds as ...

May 29, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka monsoon toll nears 150

Relief operations picked up on Sunday to care for half a million people driven from their flooded homes as the death tol...

May 28, 2017 2 min read

Three Indian ships sail with relief supplies for Sri Lanka

India has sent three ships with relief supplies, and the first of the ships has already reached Colombo, following flood...

May 28, 2017 1 min read

Pakistan sending disaster relief to Sri Lanka

Pakistan is in touch with Sri Lanka to provide relief goods, acting High Commission Sarfraz Ahmad Khan Sipra said as tor...

May 28, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka military in flood relief operations

Over 1,600 soldiers from the Sri Lanka Army are engaged in flood and landslide relief operations in badly affected areas...

May 27, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka floods recede, toll hits 113

Flood waters were receding on Saturday with only few showers in the worst affected areas where a military-led relief ope...

May 27, 2017 3 min read

Sri Lanka monsoon toll nears 100

The heavy monsoon rains that ended a prolonged drought has claimed nearly 100 lives and another 110 were missing followi...

May 26, 2017 2 min read