Three Years After A Revolution, Sri Lanka’s Impressive Recovery
Faced with widespread food, fuel, and medicine shortages, commentators were quick to judge the country as a failing state.
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Mysterious sloth bear deaths raise alarm at Sri Lanka’s largest national park
Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka’s largest and a prime location for year-round sloth bear sightings, has sparked concern after the sudden deaths of three sloth bears (Melursus ursinus inornatus ...
The Diplomat7d
Breaking Decades of Silence, Sri Lanka Revisits the Batalanda Legacy
An interview with a former President that led to public calls for a probe into the Batalanda Commission Report has finally ...
The New York Times4d
Where to Eat, Sleep and Shop in Colombo, Sri Lanka
A.W. Covered in 18th- and early 20th-century murals, Kelaniya Temple, just outside Colombo, is one of the main Buddhist temples in Sri Lanka.Credit...Pietro Lo Casto “The Colombo National Museum ...
Daily Mirror11d
D.S. Senanayake’s 73rd Death Anniversary: The Father of The Nation
On the 21st of March, 1952, mournful shockwaves shook the entire nation with the sudden announcement that the First Prime ...
Island8d
ADB supports Sri Lanka to boost female entrepreneurship, officiates national rollout of WE Finance Code
With Sri Lanka’s female labour force participation stagnating near 30%, Kadono argued that empowering women entrepreneurs is a national economic imperative. “When women hire, they hire women. So, ...
Mongabay News on MSN10d
The vanishing trail of Sri Lanka’s iconic tuskers calls for urgent action
With a single tusk that made him stand out, the majestic bull elephant Unicorn was a true king among the wild herds of ...
The Sunday Times23d
In the National Interest: Indo Sri Lanka relations – a friendship tested by the issue of illegal fishing
Last week, this issue was once again brought to the forefront by Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power (NPP) Minister Bimal Ratnayake. Speaking in Parliament, Ratnayake made an impassioned plea to India ...
The Hindu25d
PM Modi likely to visit Sri Lanka in April
PM Modi will be the first head of government to visit Sri Lanka after Mr. Dissanayake and his National People’s Power coalition rose to power late last year. Last month, Pan Yue, director of ...
The Daily Mirror17d
Sri Lanka Federation of University Women Celebrates International Women’s Day
The 84-year-old Sri Lanka Federation of University Women ... After the customary lighting of the oil lamp, the National Anthem, two minutes’ silence, and a brief welcome address by President ...
The Hindu3d
PM Modi to visit Thailand, Sri Lanka from April 3-6
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) summit in Bangkok during 3-4 April, the Ministry of External ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation27d
Workers on Sri Lanka's estates reveal the bitter truth behind ethical labels on tea packets
A Foreign Correspondent investigation in Sri Lanka has found several certified ... to over 140 countries and remains a vital part of the national economy, directly employing around 10 per cent ...