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 ...

MIRISSA, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan waters are considered a haven for the largest creatures ever to have lived, the blue whale, a rare place for a resident, year-round population to thrive. In 2021 ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — 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 ...

A blue whale dives within a busy shipping highway off southern Sri Lanka. Asha de Vos/Oceanswell. Sri Lanka is an island nation with more than 8000 square miles of territorial waters, home to 29 ...

The waters off Sri Lanka’s south and east coasts get deep very fast, making the country one of the only in the world where you can see blue whales while the shore’s still visible.

Sri Lanka often appears in the top ten places to visit in the world…and why wouldn’t you want to visit a country with its beautiful ...

COLOMBO — Authorities in Sri Lanka have called for a renewed focus on conserving the island’s rich coastal ecosystems, identifying the “blue economy” as key to the nation’s sustainable ...