Jan 04, Colombo: Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Center (DMC) today reported that 362,873 people from 96,663 families have been affected by floods in the Batticaloa District of Eastern Province.

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Sri Lanka Ports Authority announced that an oil leak occurred in Colombo port was successfully contained.

The Acting Director of Sri Lanka Ports Authority Sampath Kalutharage said that the leak occurred at a pipeline that channeled furnace oil from a ship to the storage complex in Bloemandal area in Colombo.

It is estimated that around five or six barrels of furnace oil leaked into sea water

The Sri Lankan government is currently discussing and is to decide within the next few weeks, the option of converting all thermal power plants in the country into those run on Liquefied Natural G

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The Sri Lankan government Thursday said over 57,000 families have been affected by floods caused by record setting rains that lashed the capital Colombo and surrounding areas.

Sri Lanka is one of the 30 countries that won this year's SEED awards for Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development given by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Sri Lanka was recognized for its project "Rural Enterprise Network (REN)" which aims at linking small-scale farmers to input-output markets through improved product quality, access to market information and the establishm

The Sri Lankan government is to revamp the water supply and drainage system in parts of the capital Colombo at a cost of nearly 1.1 billion rupees with the financial support from the government of Japan.

The Cabinet Wednesday approved a proposal from the Minister of Water Supply and Drainage Dinesh Gunawardena to award the tender to supply necessary items required for the Rehabilitation of the

Sri Lankan government is taking measures to eradicate the slums and shanties in the capital Colombo and provide proper housing to the dwellers who have occupied the land illegally.

Sri Lanka Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa who has been put in charge of the Urban Development Authority (UDA) recently told the media that slums and other illegal structures that have been eyesores will be remo

The United States Government, through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is partnering with the Ministry of Health Epidemiology Unit to enhance Sri Lanka's ability to monitor and track seasonal influenza, and prepare for, detect and respond to an influenza pandemic if it should occur.

Under the program, CDC will provide over Rs 34 million ($300,000) a year for up to four year