Cheddikkulam hospital in Vavuniya District is to be improved at a cost of Rs.72 million, to cater to medical needs of displaced people who come from the Vanni.

The details of Environmental Photographers & Journalists are to be included in the Mihimandala Web Site that is to be launched shortly.

People of Baddegama were treated to a rare sighting recently when they found a greater flying squirrel, though dead, at Piligoda, Baddegama, on a stretch of the southern highway.

Flying squirrel (Scientifically known as

Since March 12 this year five mini cyclones have hit several places in the country causing damage to several houses.

In context of allegations that milk powder contains chemicals harmful to public health, sixteen

Government Ministers and MPs have handed over a motion to Speaker W.J.M. Lokubandara requesting him to appoint a Parliamentary Select Committee to examine the quality of milk powder imported into the country

Several houses were damaged when a mini cyclone hit Ehala Puliyankulam and Medagama in the Puttalam District last evening.

Disaster Management Centre Puttalam District Coordinator Lt Col M. Mudannayaka told Daily Mirror that 4 houses have completely destroyed while several others have slightly damaged by the winds.

The drainage system in Weligama town is another failed project in the south that has created a health hazard and a death trap in the town with a thick population. The residents of the area said the ill-advised project that cost Rs.4.5 is an eyesore in the town and a waste of foreign aid.

So much has been said and written about the human-elephant conflict resulting in the death of hundreds of people and wild elephants alike but nothing seems to have been done to bring the situation under control.

The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) has decided to present amendments to the existing legislation on child labour.

NCPA Chairman Jagath Wellawatte said the new legislation will seek to increase the legal age of child labour recruitment from 14 to 18.

The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources held a press briefing yesterday to announce the new developments and improvements with regard to the reduction of harmful emissions from vehicles in the country.