World's'saddest' elephant dies after more than 40 years alone in a concrete pen at Manila Zoo
None The "world's saddest elephant" has died in the Philippines after spending her life in captivity. • None Celebrities, including Sir Paul McCartney, had called for her release. • None Mali arrived at the zoo in 1981 as a gift from the Sri Lankan government to Imelda Marcos. Mali, a beloved…#philippines #nonecelebrities #paulmccartney #nonemali #srilankan #imeldamarcos #manilazoo #pamelaanderson #benignoaquinoiii #thailand (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sri Lanka Inflation Rises For Second Month On High Energy Costs
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Source: Reuters: Health - November 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fresh China questions for Cameron as video shows him praising port project
David Cameron is facing further questions about whether he was paid by Chinese interests to promote a port development in Sri Lanka, as footage emerged of him extolling its benefits. In the video from two months ago, the former prime minister can be seen telling investors in Dubai that he wanted…#davidcameron #srilanka #dubai #srilankan #kpmgsrilanka #patmcfadden #cabinetoffice #johnglen #kirstyblackman #pwc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bankrupt Sri Lanka's poor face life in darkness as price of IMF bailout
BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka -- As the sun sizzled over small, run-down houses in the eastern Sri Lankan town of Batticaloa, a 35-year-old mother struggled to keep her newborn baby cool in the front room of her home. She sat on the floor, cradling the infant as a ceiling fan slowly turned overhead. The…#batticaloa #srilanka #srilankan #kausalya (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Banning highly hazardous pesticides saves the lives of young people, particularly females, in low- and middle-income countries - Sch ölin L, Knipe D, Bandara P, Eddleston M, Sethi A.
Pesticide self-poisoning is a public health problem mostly affecting low- and middle-income countries. In Sri Lanka, India and China suicide rates have reduced among young people, particularly females, following highly hazardous pesticides (HHP) bans. This... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
Sri Lanka's election-year budget straddles line between IMF and voters
COLOMBO -- Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has laid out the bankrupt country's budget for 2024, drawing mixed reviews as he strives to meet the demands of an International Monetary Fund bailout program without sowing further public resentment ahead of expected elections. Some observers…#colombo #lankan #ranilwickremesinghe (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sri Lanka to Use Budget to Meet Some IMF Pledges as Polls Near
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Source: Reuters: Health - November 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sri Lanka budget, Xi-Biden summit, Japan Q3 GDP
Welcome to Your Week in Asia. All eyes will be on the first meeting in a year between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden that is due to take place in San Francisco in the middle of the week. On Monday, another Asian leader, Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, will…#xijinping #indonesian #jokojokowiwidodo #twitter #nikkeiasia #lankan #ranilwickremesinghe #srilanka #imf #gaza (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Effectiveness of an educational intervention to promote psychosocial well-being of school-going adolescents in Sri Lanka - Vithana C, Lokubalasooriya A, Pragasan G, Mahagamage KL, Nanayakkara K, Herath HP, Karunarathna P, Perera N, de Silva C, Jayawardene D, Wickramasinghe ND.
BACKGROUND: One-fifth of the Sri Lankan population consists of adolescents, with 71% of them schooling. An extreme need exists in the country for the introduction of evidence-based interventions for the psychosocial well-being of adolescents. The present s... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
US plans to build a $553 million terminal at Sri Lanka ’s Colombo port in rivalry with China
The U.S. has announced plans to launch a $553-million project to build a new, deep-water shipping container terminal in the Port of Colombo as it competes with China in international development financing.#portofcolombo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US plans to build a $553 million terminal at Sri Lanka's Colombo port in rivalry with China
The U.S. announced a $553- million project Wednesday to build a new, deep-water shipping container terminal in the Port of Colombo as it competes with China in international development financing. The project, financed with private loans, is billed as providing critical infrastructure for the…#portofcolombo #southasian #dfc #srilanka #dfcchiefexecutive #scottnathan #bayofbengal #srilankas #johnkeellsholdings #beijing (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
China Is Lending Billions to Countries in Financial Trouble
A construction project in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 2018 that was funded with money from China. Instead of lending money for highways and bridges, China has shifted to providing emergency rescues for previous borrowers. After lending $1.3 trillion to developing countries, mainly for big-ticket…#colombo #srilanka #xijinping #aiddata #williamsburg #beijing #russian #ukraine #trump #greece (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
West Africa: Deforestation, Encroachment Threaten West Africa's One Health Plans
[IPS] Freetown -- Thirty-three years ago, Bala Amerasekaran - a Sri Lankan by birth - visited Freetown, Sierra Leone. Since then, the West African nation has been his home, where Amerasekaran has dedicated his life to conserving the chimpanzee - Sierra Leone's national animal. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 3, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine West Africa Source Type: news
Rural road connectivity and local economic activity: evidence from Sri Lanka's iRoad program - Chen L, Lu Y, Nanayakkara A.
A large portion of the world's rural population has limited access to paved roads, which is widely believed to constrain rural economic growth opportunities. Using a panel of nighttime lights and road placement data from the Integrated Road Investment Prog... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Deforestation, Encroachment Threaten West Africa ’s One Health Plans
Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary – a conservation center dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and protecting Sierra Leone’s national chimpanzee. Credit: Stella Paul/IPSBy Stella PaulFREETOWN, Nov 3 2023 (IPS) Thirty-three years ago, Bala Amerasekaran – a Sri Lankan by birth – visited Freetown, Sierra Leone. Since then, the West African nation has been his home, where Amerasekaran has dedicated his life to conserving the chimpanzee – Sierra Leone’s national animal.
In 1995, with support from the national government, he founded Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary – the country’s first conservation center that rescue...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Stella Paul Tags: Africa Biodiversity Conservation COVID-19 Environment Featured Headlines Health Sustainable Development Goals TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Sierra Leone Source Type: news
