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By Rohan Pethiyagoda When the government of Sri Lanka published the National Red List of threatened plants in 2020, my ...
Strong winds, with speeds of about 50 to 60 kilometres per hour (kmph), are expected at times over the Western, Sabaragamuwa, ...
The stunning country of Sri Lanka has recovered from colonial rule and civil war to become a proudly independent nation with ...
Young birder Lahiru Walpita begins most of his days at dawn by scanning the skies for seabirds along the coastline in northern Sri Lanka. In July 2024, during one of his routine beach surveys, Walpita ...
Galle Fort, a Unesco World Heritage site on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, is a beautiful and well preserved gateway to the country’s colonial past and cultural richness. Built by the ...
In the rush to find the next paradise, the teardrop island is at risk from overtourism. It's up to visitors to make sure the country does not suffer that fate, argues Lydia Swinscoe ...
South-West monsoon enters next-door Sri Lanka Kerala next; trifle late in Lanka, Myanmar By Vinson Kurian. Updated - May 25, 2021 at 05:03 PM. | Thiruvananthapuram, May 25 ...
Then came Sri Lanka’s sudden, and disastrous, turn toward organic farming. The government campaign, ostensibly driven by health concerns, lasted only seven months.