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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'Aggressive cancer' risk higher for black women - Study
Black women are three times more likely than other women to develop an aggressive form of breast cancer characterised by "triple negative tumours", a study published Wednesday found. The findings, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research, held true even when other risk factors such as lifestyle, age and weight were taken into account.
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Banners to bags make recycling trendy
Banners..Banners and more Banners. Just look around and that is what you see. We Sri Lankans are famous for banners. Not only in the heart of Colombo City but in the outskirts as well. True it's irritating at times but banners have become part and parcel of our daily life.
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Homes for tsunami affected in Lunawa
Forty eight families in Lunawa, Moratuwa who lost their homes during the 2004 tsunami and up to now living in temporary shelters, have moved into new permanent houses built by the Red Cross.
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Use solar lighting for homes
A revolutionary change can be made in Sri Lanka by installing solar lighting in every house where there is no electricity, former Councillor, Sri Lanka Deputy High Commission in Chennai, Lakshman Jayawardena told Daily News Business.
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Grim findings on global warming
With the world in economic recession, there is a temptation to downgrade or sideline climate change. That would be a great mistake. The gathering of 2,000 scientists in Copenhagen in March found the climate change situation much worse than previously reported. They called on politicians to act quickly and decisively.
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TB: Lanka has 17,000 patients
Sri Lanka has 17,000 Tuberculosis (TB) patients. Between 8,000 and 11,000 new TB patients are discovered from the country every year, a Health Ministry spokesman said. A total of 8,996 new TB patients were discovered last year, the spokesman said. Meanwhile Sri Lanka has targeted to eradicate TB by 2015. In 1990 there were 2,770 TB deaths but in 2008 only 1685 TB deaths were reported.
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TB deaths drop in Lanka
Around 2,770 Tuberculosis (TB) deaths were reported in 1990 while in 2008 only 1,685 deaths were reported, a Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry spokesman said.
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Clean water to Jaffna people
The reawakening project has taken initiative to rehabilitate Valukkaiaru scheme at Rs 268 million to provide clean drinking water to people in Jaffna. Valukkaiaru is situated in the center of Jaffna peninsula and it is a natural water purification plant.
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Animals from African and Indian jungles for new zoo
Ananda Kannangara Sri Lanka
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New regulations for urban solid waste management in WP
The UPFA led Council was successful in carring out a smooth council during the past five years, even though the two opposition parties have a majority if they work together, said Western Province Chief Minister Reginald Cooray. The support given by the opposition parties in this regard should be greatly appreciated, the Chief Minister added.