Elephant at Yala National Park  Source:Dailymirror A few days after Dr Pilapitiya’s resignation officials of the Department of Wildlife had said that every Director General of Wildlife and even wildlife officials were subject to immense political pressure. Most of the conservationists contacted were of the view that Sri Lanka’s wildlife ...

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 Prime Minister and Finance Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa presenting the Budget 2020 in Parliament Source:FT Finance Ministry lists out Budget proposals to be rolled out Preferential 3% and 7% housing loans for public sector  Solar power loans at 4% interest for public sector and SMEs  $ 100 m worth of working ...

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Source:Ceylontoday Sri Lanka holds the highest number of elephant deaths globally due to human-elephant conflicts reported in the country annually, the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) said on Wednesday (9).  The Committee also revealed that Sri Lanka is ranked second in reporting the highest number of human deaths due to ...

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