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To streamline waste management across the island's coastline and ports by improving coordination
Patients who experienced vision loss due to using the Prednisolone Acetate ophthalmic liquid medication
Dialog Enterprise powers connectivity at The Colombo Border by Prime Residencies
Appointment to the post of Director General of the Department of Meteorology
EU-funded CIRCULAR Project supports new research on single-use plastics in Sri Lanka’s food sector
Expertise France, European Union launch media programme to strengthen environmental journalism in Sri Lanka
Colombo's Hanwella, Gampaha, Ja-Ela, Negombo, Giriulla face higher water levels
India has so far provided 4.5 tons of dry rations and 2 tons of fresh rations
At least 56 have died so far due to adverse weather in Sri Lanka
State officials are due to meet diplomatic corps later today to request for international help, Defence Secretary said
National Disaster Management Council meets
Landslides and flooding has killed around 40 people in Sri Lanka
The visit was organized by AHK Sri Lanka
"So now whether we like it or not, we have to buy medicines of Indian standards when we are sick.
The key to ASP readiness lies not in building entirely new systems, but in integrating existing infrastructure
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NMRA plans to launch app to check drug prices
Through FAO, the funding will help with prevention and control of invasive alien species for enhanced biosecurity
The lab is fully equipped to evaluate common plastic types like PET, HDPE, LDPE, PP, PVC, and PS in various forms
In 2025, Asia and the Pacific experienced a series of weather and health crises that took a heavy toll on human lives
Healthy Ageing, combating smokeless tobacco are the key topic in the technical sessions
ICTA says in process to restore the system
"Sri Lanka followed closely, with an estimated 4.6 per cent of its under-18 population displaced over the past 7 years"
The ratification is expected to bring more benefits in marine sector
Equipment provided under a project signed in April 2023 with a grant assistance of JPY 503 million from Japan
Some of the fish species no longer observed at other locations
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