COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's Environment Minister on Sunday (30) said marine species and birds have died as a result of the chemical debris from the blazing MV X-PRESS PEARL container ship. Minister Mahinda Amaraweera speaking to News 1st said the The National Aquatic Resources Research and De...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Department of Wildlife Conservation, said all Bungalows, Guest Houses and Camp-sites under its purview will be off limits to visitors from 05th May, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tourists who had already made reservations with the Department of Wildlife Conservation will b...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Parliamentary sessions will commence today (Apr. 20) and continue until Friday (Apr. 23). The decision to commence parliamentary sessions was taken at the meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Affairs held on Monday (Apr. 19), under the patronage of Speaker Mahinda Yapa Ab...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Department of Wildlife Conservation has decided to acquire privately-owned lands with forest cover, surrounding the Sinharaja Forest Reserve to the government, a spokesperson for the department said. "Based on estimations so far, there are around 400 hectares of such priva...

Colombo (News 1st); Environmentalists have strongly opposed to any move to relocate the only surviving tree of the Sri Lankan Legume or Crudia zeylanica was saved in the nick of time on Sunday (07). There are serious concerns as to whether Sri Lanka in fact has the technlogy required to relocate ...