Fire destroys 35 acres of forest land
Around 35 acres of forest was destroyed on Saturday in a fire that erupted in the protected areas of the Castlereagh reservoir and Devon Falls. Police suspect that the fire has been deliberately caused
Daily News (Sri Lanka)
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Bay of Bengal, in peril from Climate change
Nearly one in four people on earth live in the countries that border the Bay of Bengal. The region is strategically vital to Asia’s rising powers. Its low-lying littoral — including coastal regions of
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Health Committees to control tobacco and smoking
Health Committees will be set up in all state institutions and schools from January 1 to control tobacco and smoking. Forty Sri Lankans die daily from strokes and most of them had strokes due to smoking,
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PLATINUM 1 launches Lanka’s first ever multi-level parking system
Platinum 1, Colombo’s elite lifestyle destination which redefines exclusive luxury living standards achieved a major milestone with the unveiling of Sri Lanka’s first ever multi-elevated automated car
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Drinking water program for all schools - Dinesh
Sri Lanka has launched a program to provide sanitation and drinking water facilities in all schools islandwide. Additionally, under the direction of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, all relevant ministries
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Gas leak at chemical factory: 72 hospitalised
Forty employees of a chemical factory and 30 persons residing in the neighbourhood were admitted to hospital following a gas leak at the factory in Piliyandala early yesterday. A special police team in
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War on dengue in Narammala, Over 119 dengue patients reported this year
The Narammala MOH division in the Kurunegala district recorded 119 Dengue patients this year, Narammala PHI K.M.M.I. Karunanayake said. He said of this, 90 had tested positive for Dengue. Karunanayake
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Cyclone Phailin: 16 fishing boats missing, 42 damaged
Sixteen fishing boats had gone missing and another 42 damaged in Jaffna and Mullaithivu seas last morning due to the impact of cyclone Phailin, Disaster Management Centre Deputy Director (Media) Sarath
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Road development project in Kamburupitiya
The Kamburupitiya Pradeshiya Sabha has implemented an accelerated road improvement project. Kamburupitiya Pradeshiya Sabha chairman Chandana Siribaddana said the proposed project includes the reconstruction
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Kidney disease now spreads to North
Patients with kidney disease have been reported from Jaffna and several other areas in the country, a Health Ministry spokesman said. He said kidney disease was earlier reported only from the North
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Sampur agreement within next seven days
All arrangements are in place to sign the Sampur Coal Power Plant agreement between the governments of Sri Lanka and India. These agreements will be signed within the next seven days, Power and Energy