President orders plan to alleviate poverty
President Maithripala Sirisena has ordered officials to prepare a plan in the new year to alleviate poverty in the country. Addressing public officials at the Polonnaruwa District Secretariat, the President
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Private insurance to reduce Human-Wildlife Conflict
A one-day workshop on the role of private insurance in reducing the ‘Human-Wildlife Conflict (HWC) will be conducted by Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) and the International Institute for
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TB spreading rapidly among prisoners, estate workers
A recent survey conducted by the Ministry of Health has found that Tuberculosis (TB) is fast spreading among prison inmates and estate workers. Lack of sunlight and proper ventilation in houses on plantations
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Scientists welcome glypohsate ban, But stocks sufficient for 15 yrs already imported
Local agrochemical company will be prohibited from importing herbicide glyphosate with effect from June 11. A special gazette notification signed by Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayaka was issued on June
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GDP growth eclipsed by diminishing forest cover’
CIMA Sri Lanka last week officially announced the organisation’s participation in Rotary Lanka's flagship initiative, ‘One Million Tree Stories Project’. One million trees will be planted through this
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Ban on five toxic chemicals effective from next week
JHU MP Ven. Athuraliye Rathana thera yesterday said that President Maithripala Sirisena had appointed a committee headed by him to explore ways and means of preventing the Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
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Public protest against asbestos factory to be constructed
Residents, members of the clergy and civil organisations took to the streets blocking Colombo-Puttalam main road on Saturday protesting against constructing of a roofing sheet factory near the Anawilundawa
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Cabinet approves Kundasale Haragama Water Project
The Cabinet has decided to implement the Kundasale Haragama Water Project for the benefit of the people in that region. Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena, Minster of Water Resource and Drainage, obtained cabinet
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French agency provides USD 70m loan for water, energy saving projects
A loan agreement was signed by the Government of Sri Lanka with the French Development Agency (FDA) recently to obtain a loan of US$ 70 million (approximately Rs. 9,000 million) to finance the implementation
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NWP: 216 schools without water
Chief Minister of Northwestern Province Dayasiri Jayasekera said that 216 schools in his province were without water. Jayasekera, who is also the Education Minister of the Province, said that students