The proposal made by Minister of Finance and Mas Media, Mangala Samaraweera to obtain the support of the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the construction of a light rail system in
The Colombo District reports the largest number of dengue cases this year and the situation is similar to the past few years, Epidemiology Unit sources said. According to sources, the Colombo District
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The Transport Ministry has included the monorail transport system in its master plan prepared with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for developing the urban transport system linking the Colombo
Patients believed to be infected with Dengue, had been admitted to the Colombo South Teaching Hospital in large numbers, hospital sources said. They said child patients were common among patients
The total number of dengue patients reported from all parts of the country during the past four months is 8,654. The highest number of dengue patients which is 3,049 was reported from the Colombo district.
The Sri Lankan government has received a US$ 116.63 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to rehabilitate around 10 kilometers of sewer Lines in the greater Colombo area. The Greater Colombo
Around 9,000 new tuberculosis (TB) patients are detected annually in Sri Lanka. About 43 per cent of the TB patients are from the Western province and of that around 23 per cent of the cases have been
Sri Lanka’s largest urban wetland, the Muthurajawela Wetland Sanctuary, performs many important ecological functions, particularly in the area off the North coast of Colombo up to Negombo. Many local and
The Union Assurance in collaboration with the Public Health Department of the Colombo Municipal Council, has taken an initiative to educate children about the risk factors of dengue. According to that
