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Water samples in the vicinity of Sri Lanka's glove manufacturer tested acidic
Sri Lanka Industrial Technical Institute (ITI) says that the water samples in the vicinity of a glove making factory in the Rathupaswala area of Weliweriya tested high in acidity. The pH value of the
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India's NTPC to begin power project in Sri Lanka after signing of Power Purchase Agreement
India's state-run power generator NTPC will commence the project to build a 500 MW thermal power plant in Sri Lanka after signing the necessary agreements with relevant institutions in Sri Lanka and the
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Wildlife Incident Support Team deployed to fight incidents of poaching in Sri Lanka
A Wildlife Incident Support Team (WIST) has been deployed to Sri Lanka by the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) to help the country combat the rising incidents of poaching in
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Factory alleged of contaminating water in Sri Lanka would be closed if found hazardous
The Sri Lankan government says it would take measures to shut down the controversial glove making factory in Nedungamuwa, Weliweriya of Gampaha district if investigations found that the factory has released
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Rs. 600 million allocated for the second stage of Sri Lanka's second zoo
July 26, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has allocated Rs. 600 million for the second stage of the building of a new zoo in Pinnawala, Kegalle district secretary Thusitha P. Wanigasinghe said. The first
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Sri Lanka commissions irrigation project to benefit Eastern Province
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Saturday commissioned another Mahaweli Zone project to provide water for drinking and agriculture to the people in the Eastern Province. The President released
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16 AIDS deaths in Sri Lanka this year
: In the first six months of this year 16 people have died of HIV/AIDS in Sri Lanka, the Director of the HIV Prevention Programme Dr. Sisira Liyanage has said. According to Dr. Liyanage 90 people have
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Sri Lankan environmentalists oppose moves to shut down transit home for elephants in Ritigala
Environmentalists in Sri Lanka are opposing moves by the Department of Wild Life Conservation (DWLC) to shut down the transit home for elephants, Ath Athuru Sevana in Ritigala. The DWLC is reportedly
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Committee appointed to probe weather disaster biased, Sri Lanka opposition MP charges
A parliamentarian of Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) says that the committee appointed to probe the information issued on the adverse conditions last month that resulted in the
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ADB loans US$ 173 million for road projects in Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan government has received a US$ 98 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to rehabilitate and improve around 120 kilometers of provincial roads in Sri Lanka's conflict affected