SL, Pakistan sign nuclear agreement
Sri Lanka and Pakistan signed six agreements including one on atomic energy Monday, the two countries’ leaders said, as the strategically important island looks to build its first nuclear plant. Details
Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)
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Record number of dengue cases in 09
The Colombo based Epidemic Diseases Studies Division says that the Dengue menace took off in an unprecedented manner last year. According to a senior official of the Division starting January 1 and ending on December 25, last year a total of 32,713 patients had contracted the disease while 295 had subsequently succumbed to the disease.
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2010 International Year of Biodiversity
The land which gave the word serendipity to the world should know it better. One of the 25 biodiversity hotspots in the world and Asia
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Villagers suffer as elephant menace continues
Kandeketiya, a village in Badulla, is constantly fighting the elephant menace that had prevailed for the last 30 years. Residents here say that the fear of being killed by an elephant has overwhelmed them for many years and that they cannot carry on with their livelihood as a result of this. A herd of wild
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Red Cross launches a public awareness project on A H1 N1
The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society launched a public awareness project on influenza A HI NI throughout the island to educate the people about the measures that they should focus on to protect themselves in the backdrop of the spread of A H1 N1
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Farmers protest against land encroachment
Farmer Organisations in Habarana area accused the ruling party politicians and officials of allowing their favourites to encroach the Kadahatha tank reservation and sell land to build hotels. A tense atmosphere emerged when Deputy Minister of Land Development Chandrasiri Sooriarachchi arrived to attend their meeting.
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Ministry announces 60-day plan to accelerate tourism
The Ministry of Tourism announced a 60 day accelerated development programme on Tuesday, to expedite the growth and development of the industry.
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Floods hit Ratnapura
Ratnapura has been hit by floods with several areas already under water as a result of heavy rains, the Disaster Management Centre said yesterday DMC Ratnapura District Coordinator S.M. Abeyratna said about 35 families had been affected in Della in the Ratnapura District.
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Govt. to bring down vaccines to combat swine flu, dengue
Health Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva yesterday instructed the Government Epidemiology Unit to airlift a stock of the
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Measures taken to prevent spread of water borne diseases in north
With heavy rains prevailing these days in areas in the north, the Governor of the Northern Province GA Chandrasiri has advised the officials of the Department of Health of the Northern Province to take steps to commence a special health programme for the prevention of malaria and dengue in the resettled areas.
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First A H1N1 death reported in Kurunegala
The first death in Kurunegala from the A H1N1 influenza was reported today with the demise of a 58-year-old school principal.