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Japan helps Sri Lanka hospitals manage waste, with equipment and 5S

Equipment provided under a project signed in April 2023 with a grant assistance of JPY 503 million from Japan

September 8, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Hambantota Port 'breakwater reef' draws rare fish as corals grow

Some of the fish species no longer observed at other locations

August 31, 2025 2 min read

Sri Lanka's EDB and JICA extend program to support ICT/BPM sector

extension will expand benefits to Sri Lankan ICT companies, including continued market intelligence, business coaching,

August 20, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka trains state officers on use of AI

To transform the public service into 'a productive and efficient service'

August 16, 2025 1 min read
Sri Lanka resumes South Korean-funded ICT education project

Construction of a national level e-Learning Center and two provincial ICT centers in the Southern and Eastern Provinces

Dimuth Atapattu appointed DG of Sri Lanka's Data Protection Authority

Atapattu is a Sri Lanka Administrative Service (SLAS) officer

Sri Lanka plans CO2 sequestration to be carbon neutral by 2050

Road map and strategic plan to achieve carbon neutral status by 2050

November 28, 2023 1 min read

100 Sri Lanka hospitals on verge of closure due to doctor shortage

About 100 rural hospitals are on the verge of closing down due to the lack of doctors,

Nethmi Rajawasam
November 28, 2023 1 min read

INTERVIEW - Sri Lanka President eyes Tropical Belt Initiative, CJF at COP28

President will address the global COP28 summit on Friday

Shihar Aneez
November 27, 2023 4 min read

Sri Lanka to regulate kithul products, allow tapping in forest reserves

There is demand for kithul-related products in international market, so standard of kithul treacle must be certified

Apsara Rodrigo
November 23, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka libraries go online with digitalisation

We need to move to artificial intelligence, but before that we need to be digitalised

November 23, 2023 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

November 22, 2023 2 min read

ADB to assist Sri Lanka water supply projects

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

November 20, 2023 1 min read

EU campaign boosts green behaviour among Sri Lanka youth, businesses

The campaign included a series of competitions and challenges for school and university students to discuss and innovate

November 16, 2023 2 min read

Lanka’s Blue Whale: Eight Evolutionary Stages (Part I)

Science is learning more and more about how these astonishing animals came to exist in the first place

Mark Hager
November 15, 2023 10 min read

Sri Lanka allocates 600 acres near Kothmale reservoir for climate change university

President outlines country’s plans for environmental sustainability and economic growth.

Apsara Rodrigo
November 3, 2023 2 min read
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UNFPA, Australia provide crisis kits for Sri Lanka flood-affected women

Kits help maintain proper hygiene, reduce health risks, support physical and emotional well-being of the vulnerable

Nethmi Rajawasam
October 31, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka allocates 5.6 bn rupees for health sector: Minister

5.6 billion rupees was allocated from the Treasury for the supply of medicines

October 28, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka president asks private sector help to grow IT human capital

President asks for collaborative efforts between private sector and government to foster IT human capital

October 26, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka's environment act needs to be changed: Minister

Steps should be taken to replace current National Environment Act with a new environmental act that suits country

October 26, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka to change labour law to help females work in ICT/BPO firms

Shop and Office Employees Act to be amended

October 25, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's health minister replaced weeks after no-confidence motion

Rambukwella, meanwhile, has been given the Environment portfolio.

October 23, 2023 2 min read

Chinese institutions offer support for Sri Lanka's proposed climate university

The discussion also resulted in the decision to convene several online sessions to engage with other relevant parties.

October 20, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka eco-clearance may not come to dig 10m for mineral sands: Minister

Though mining permits have been given to three firms, unlikely that permission will be given to dig deeper than 4.2m

October 19, 2023 1 min read

Climate change: Sri Lanka president proposes debt relief for tropical countries

“It’s worth noting that there are 150 tropical countries, with 88 of them participating in the Belt & Road initiativ...

October 19, 2023 3 min read

UN calls for urgent change in water-stressed Sri Lanka's agrifood systems

The UN food agencies (FAO, IFAD, and WFP) highlighted the urgent need for Sri Lanka to “transform its agrifood systems...

October 19, 2023 3 min read