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Sri Lankan court issues notice on controversial glove maker and government agencies over water pollution charges
A Sri Lankan court today issued notice on the Central Environmental Authority (CEA), the Board of Investment (BOI) and the controversial glove maker Venigros (Pvt) Limited over allegations of water pollution
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Japan grants Sri Lanka over Rs. 280 million in assistance to provide school meals in Northern Province
Nov 27, Colombo: The government of Japan has granted approximately Rs.282 million (Japanese Yen 220 million) to Sri Lanka as food grant assistance through the World Food Program (WFP) to support the ongoing
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Second phase of Sri Lanka's Norochcholai power plant to be commissioned next month
Second phase of Sri Lanka's Lakvijaya coal power plant in Norochcholai will be completed by next month, according to the Chairman of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB). The Norochcholai plant will add
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Budgetary allocations to Sri Lanka's health sector increased to enhance the service
Nov 20, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena says the government has taken steps to enhance the country's health sector by increasing budgetary allocations to the sector every year.
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Sri Lanka plans to establish 200 MW wind power project in Mannar
General Manager of Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Shavindra Fernando says that a feasibility study will be carried out to establish a wind power project in the northwestern coastal town of Mannar. The
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Finlay Sri Lanka to close its clinical waste management service unit
Finlay Rentokil Ceylon, a wholly owned subsidiary of Finlays Colombo today announced that it will close its clinical waste management service unit Sterifirst. The company in a stock market disclosure
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Sri Lanka to host the 8th Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Forum in Asia
Sri Lanka Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy Susil Premajayantha announced that Sri Lanka will host the 8th Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Forum in Asia in October 2014
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Sri Lanka formulates a plan to increase nutrition level of general population
Sri Lanka, recognizing the need to produce a healthy population, has formulated a plan to increase nutrition level of people. The government has observed that the country has entered a phase of rapid
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Toxic gas leak hospitalizes factory workers in Sri Lanka
A toxic gas leak from a factory in a suburb of Sri Lankan capital prompted authorities to close the factory on Tuesday after more than 70 factory workers and residents near the factory were hospitalized
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Sri Lanka expresses concern over India's nuclear plant
The Sri Lankan government today expressed concern over a possible nuclear threat from the controversial Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu in Southern India as it went into operation for the