Sri Lanka News » North Western News Sri Lanka » North Western » Government: Farming and fishing folk return to villages in parts of north-west Sri Lanka
News channel or source: https://www.unhcr.org/us/news/farming-and-fishing-folk-return-villages-parts-north-west-sri-lanka
Published on: Thursday 18 June 2009
ARIPPU, Sri Lanka, June 19 (UNHCR) - The coastal village of Arippu in north-western Sri Lanka has been deserted for years, but people are coming back from nearby towns with the help of UNHCR now the ...
News Sri Lanka » North Western » Government: The turmoil in the Middle East = Sri Lanka in economic trouble
News channel or source: https://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2026/04/01/the-turmoil-in-the-middle-east-sri-lanka-in-economic-trouble/
Published on: Wednesday 01 April 2026
The new reality is that the war has de facto created a gas and oil hegemon who now controls 20% of Gas and oil as we read this, with significant impact on the fertilizer industry as well. The reality ...
News Sri Lanka » North Western » Government: Sri Lanka plans restoring revoked protection for an important mangrove patch in the island’s North
News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/sri-lanka-plans-restoring-revoked-protection-for-an-important-mangrove-patch-in-the-islands-north/
Published on: Thursday 07 August 2025
In 2024, the Sri Lankan government revoked the protected status of an ecologically important mangrove forest in Vidattaltivu, in the island’s north, to facilitate the development of an aquaculture ...