Mid-term plans to restore the heavily polluted Beira Lake, a symbol of Colombo’s identity, built by the Portuguese in the 16th century, are set to begin in a few months. The lake will be dredged, sewers will be diverted, and water aerators...
Under the Environment Ministry’s ambitious Vanaspathi programme aimed at preserving the country’s forest cover, more than 81 forests were to be declared as reserves, but since the project’s launch in June last year, only 29 have been gazetted.
The Attorney General’s Department has informed a parliamentary committee that provincial council elections can be held only through fresh legislation passed by Parliament and given four options to overcome the legal hurdles that have...
As part of World Environment Day events, Sri Lanka Army’s 113th Infantry Division held a special ceremony on Thursday, inviting families of more than 900 war heroes to plant saplings named after fallen soldiers. One elderly mother said she...
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has decided not to pursue legal action against former First Lady Prof. Maithree Wickramasinghe over the incident in which her husband, former president Ranil Wickremesinghe, was accused of...
When Sri Lanka’s sporting dreams often seem to face an uphill battle against bigger and richer nations, Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage proved the true meaning of the phrase “where there is a will, there is a way”. The 23-year-old produced a historic...