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When people think of Asian wildlife, they usually think of Borneo. Well, I’ve looked for wildlife in Borneo, too, and Sri ...
After a 15-year long legal battle, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has put a stop to a controversial road construction project ...
The National Heritage Division under the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs has confirmed that no site in Sri Lanka has yet been officially designated as a “National Heritage ...
Former Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews will retire from Test cricket in June. The 37-year-old, who made his debut in 2009, will make his final appearance in the first Test against Bangladesh ...
Sri Lanka is attempting to sustain economic growth while maintaining macroeconomic stability under the IMF program it began in 2016. The government's high debt payments and bloated civil service ...
Forest department records have revealed that nearly 90 per cent of reserve forest land currently under dispute in Pune district is being used for agriculture and allied activities. Most of these ...
Sri Lanka has conveyed its “strong objections” to the opening of a “Tamil genocide monument” in Brampton in Ontario, Canada, saying such actions “complicate and undermine” the ...
ECONOMYNEXT – Seven newly appointed foreign ambassadors to Sri Lanka have presented their credentials to President ... swapping Treasury paper in their balance sheets for new circulating medium ...
A online bird observation platform, eBird, is gaining popularity in Sri Lanka with over 4,000 ... Kotagama’s own research in Sinharaja Forest Reserve during the 1980s confirmed this behavior ...
Indian travellers have long been Sri Lanka's most dedicated tourists. Whether you’re drawn by its golden beaches, temples, incredible surfing scene or the promise of leopard sightings on wildlife ...
Environmental advocates also call for a shift in national agricultural policy. “Rather than pouring money into outdated infrastructure or monoculture subsidies, Sri Lanka must pivot towards ...