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Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump wrote to his Sri Lankan counterpart, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, informing him that the ...
These white monkeys are a color variant of the endangered purple-faced langur (Semnopithecus vetulus), also known as the purple-faced leaf monkey, found only in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka's garments sector is pinning its hopes on further discussions with the U.S. government after Donald Trump's ...
An organiser of a "white party" in Sri Lanka has apologised after the event sparked a backlash online. The event's advertisement specified a white dress code, but also had a line saying "Face ...
By Malaka Rodrigo COLOMBO — Monkeys were expected to be among the chief culprits identified as Sri Lanka carried out a nationwide survey on March 15 of crop-raiding animals. But in a small ...
A group of Russian ex-pats have apologised after a "white party" event in Sri Lanka sparked backlash online over claims it was racist. The party's advert not only had a dress code, telling guests ...
A Russian ex-pat who was living in Sri Lanka has fled the country after attempting to organise a 'white party' event, which was met with huge backlash, branding it 'racist' and 'disgusting'.
The White Ferns beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in their third group A match at the Twenty20 World Cup. Opener Georgia Plimmer made 53 off 44 as they chased down their target of 116 with 15 balls ...
World Test Championship Final-bound Australia on Sunday (February 9) ended a 21-year wait for a Test series white-wash in Sri Lanka with a thumping 9-wicket victory over the hosts in the 2nd Test ...
For a small village near the Sinharaja Forest Reserve in Sri Lanka, “snow-white monkeys” have become a major tourist attraction, reports contributor Malaka Rodrigo for Mongabay. These white ...
A rare population of leucistic, or partially white, purple-faced langurs near Sri Lanka’s Sinharaja Forest Reserve has attracted ecotourism interest, even as monkeys in general are perceived by ...