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During a multiday trip on the Indian Ocean off the coast of Sri Lanka, a fishing vessel reeled in a rare, massive creature ...
By Malaka Rodrigo COLOMBO – The MV Thermopylae Sierra, a 155-meter (508-foot) bulk carrier flying the Cypress flag, was anchored off Sri Lanka’s west coast by court order following a legal ...
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s fast-flowing freshwater streams are home to a variety of beautiful fish, which, as a rule, swiftly swim away if you dip your feet into the water. But not so the welcoming ...
A storm in Sri Lanka caused 50 kilograms of fish to literally rain from the sky in the town of Chilaw last Monday. The fish were very small, from 5 to 8 centimeters in length, according to the BBC.
The Teardrop of India or Pearl of the Indian Ocean are among many nicknames for Sri Lanka. But a more accurate description of the gorgeous nation might be the Island of Rice and Curry.Making liberal ...
Dozens of turtles and dolphins were killed by intense heat and chemical poisoning from a Singapore-registered container ship that burned for almost two weeks off Sri Lanka, authorities said Thursday.
Leading NGOs encourage Sri Lanka to improve performance Brussels, Belgium: Today, the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), Oceana, The Pew Charitable Trusts, and WWF welcome a decision by the ...
In her outstretched palms, 49-year-old Nilanthi Gunasekera holds her family’s last remaining handful of dried fish – a reminder of Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis in decades.
The accused confessed that they had planned to smuggle them on Tuesday night to Sri Lanka in a fibre boat. The sea cucumber and sura fish were stashed in 35 bags. Further investigation was on.
Shipwrecks host more diverse fish assemblages compared with natural coral reefs off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka’s commercial capital. Research shows that shipwrecks provide more complex ...