Five dead, dozens missing as monsoon lashes Sri Lanka
June 8, 2013 (AFP) - At least five people were killed and dozens were missing as strong monsoon rains and wind lashed Sri Lanka on Saturday, damaging buildings …
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Sri Lanka cigarette production down 15-pct
June 01, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's cigarette production has slumped 15 percent over two decades to 4. online pharmacy buy ciprodex with best prices today in the …
Australia set to cull 10,000 wild horses
SYDNEY, May 22, 2013 (AFP) - A controversial cull of up to 10,000 wild horses in Australia's harsh Outback reportedly began Wednesday in a bid to control the …
Seven killed in floods, mudslides in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, May 15, 2013 (AFP) - At least seven people have been killed and two are missing in floods and mudslides following heavy rain across Sri Lanka, the …
Sri Lanka floods hit 90,000 people, no cyclone threat
May 08, 2013 (LBO) - Heavy rains have left 90,000 people hit by floods in Sri Lanka's Western province around the capital Colombo, but there was no cyclone …
Sri Lanka replants damaged coral
May 07, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Commercial Bank said it is helping wildlife authorities replant coral in a marine park in the South West of the island which …
Sri Lanka’s first ‘carbon neutral’ conference in September
May 01, 2013 (LBO) - The first conference in Sri Lanka to be certified as 'carbon neutral' will take place in September, when a regional economic policy …
Sri Lanka mega projects may intensify human elephant conflict: researchers
Mar 27, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's aggressive economic expansions into elephant country through recent projects may further aggravate human conflicts, which are …
Sri Lanka could cut carbon emissions 19-pct with green moves: ADB study
Mar 06, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka could cut green house gas emissions by 19 percent by 2020 by increasing energy efficiencies and by using green power …
Sri Lanka printer gets top green rating
Jan 21, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Aitken Spence Printing said its new printing facility had received a 'Gold' rating from in Leadership in Energy and …
Sri Lanka flood victims get Japan help
Jan 04, 2012 (LBO) - Japan will give 23 million Yen (32 million rupees) worth disaster aid to victims of Sri Lanka's recent floods and landslides, the embassy …
Sri Lanka floods leave 25 dead, thousands homeless – Update
Dec 20, 2012 (LBO) - Flooding and landslide from days of heavy rain in Sri Lanka's central, eastern and southern areas have left 25 dead, 13 missing and more …
Sri Lanka flood, landslide toll rises
Dec 18, 2012 (LBO) - Flooding and landslides have killed at least nine people and left thousands homeless, Sri Lanka's disaster management office said as heavy …
Sri Lanka monks at risk from rich foods
COLOMBO, Nov 27, 2012 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's health ministry announced plans on Tuesday to draw up new guidelines for donating food to the country's venerated …
Sri Lanka business, IUCN in bio conservation drive
Nov 23, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Dilmah, a tea sector group are starting …
Sri Lanka cigarette labeling put off till March 2013
Nov 11, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's health ministry has put off till March 2013, graphic labeling designed to educate consumers on the cancer and heart disease …
Sri Lanka’s begging wild elephants: making it safer for man and animal
Nov 06, 2012 (LBO) - Feeding of begging wild elephants in Sri Lanka's Udawalawe National Park, can be made safer for both man and animal if it is formalized as …
Little evidence of health benefits from organic foods: Stanford study
Nov 05, 2012 (LBO) - Researchers at America's Stanford University have found little evidence to back a widespread belief that organic foods which are sometimes …
Sri Lanka ban on Corex cough remedy temporary: health minister
Oct 19, 2012 (LBO) - A sudden ban on the sale of Corex, a cough syrup originally formulated by the US pharmaceutical firm Pfizer which has brought relief to …
Sri Lanka forestry program expanded by Australia
Oct 12, 2012 (LBO) - A community based program to increase forest cover in Sri Lanka's dry zone and support small farmers has been launched by Australia and …