The Meethotamulla garbage dump, long an ecological problem and eyesore in Colombo, has caused more misery to nearby residents because of the floods. People returning to their homes found garbage-laden ...

he National New Year’s day and Good Friday Meethotamulla mayhem or massacre reminds us of callous disregard or irresponsibility regarding the people’s lives by political authorities and other decision ...

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said today it was planning to take legal action against the authorities responsible for the Meethotamulla catastrophe alleging that the authorities purposely ...

The Independent Workers’ Inquiry Committee (IWIC) on the Meethotamulla rubbish dump disaster released its findings at a public meeting in Colombo on April 1. The massive garbage site, located in ...

A team of Japanese experts landed in Sri Lanka yesterday and have begun their initial inspection of the Meethotamulla garbage dumpsite. According to local media reports, the team is to conduct a ...

The Socialist Equality Party (SEP) is contesting the local council elections in Sri Lanka being held on May 6. It has fielded 13 candidates for the Karainagar Divisional Council, in the war-ravaged ...

People walk past damaged houses during a rescue mission after a garbage dump collapsed and buried dozens of houses in Colombo, Sri Lanka REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte A landslide at a garbage dump in Sri ...

The accumulation of waste has reached a height of 15 meters and is located near houses, schools, restaurants and shops. It is the only storage site for non-degradable waste in the capital. Fears of an ...

(MENAFN- Colombo Gazette) /wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSC_5586.jpg">The report on the Meethotamulla tragedy was handed over to President Maithripala Sirisena today ...

The death toll from last Friday's collapse of the Meethotamulla garbage dump in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo rose to 28 people this Monday. Rescue workers say another 30 people are still trapped ...

State Minister of Urban Development, Coast Conservation, Waste Disposal and Public Sanitation Dr. Nalaka Godahewa told Parliament yesterday that the site of the Meethotamulla garbage dump would be ...