Nelumbo nucifera, also commonly referred to as the sacred lotus flower, in Sri Lanka’s Anuradhapura District. Photographed on July 6, 2024. ... A column of blue smoke rose from the paddies.

By Malaka Rodrigo MANNAR, Sri Lanka — It was a proposal by Sri Lanka that resulted in the United Nations deciding in 2022 to designate March 1 as World Seagrass Day. And earlier this year, the ...

Accordingly, in 2015, the correct picture of the national flower was published. But in 2015, the Ministry of Environment published a photograph of the correct flower, while declaring the Sinhala name ...

A gem company in Sri Lanka has unveiled a rare and massive gemstone weighing 683 pounds (310 kilograms) that has been certified as one of the biggest corundums ever found in the country.