An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In a move hailed as a long-overdue conservation victory, Sri Lanka has formally ...

The Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB) will present Don Quixote, one of the top ten timeless classical ballets, at the ...

The government has laid the foundation to increase the digital economy’s contribution to the GDP by 15 percent by 2030, says ...

A lecture on ‘Geotourism in Sri Lanka’ will be delivered by Prof. Pradeep Nalaka Ranasinghe on July 16 (Wednesday) at 6 p.m. at the University of Colombo’s Biology Lecture Theatre, Department of ...

Amid much discussion and dismissals of MOUs swirling in the air, it was being whispered in some circles that were playing their cards closer to the chest many moons ago that India first exposed ...

Colombo, Sri Lanka, has been experiencing heavy rainfall lately, which has resulted in rising water levels in key reservoirs.

The Beira Lake is considered a colonial masterpiece built by the Portuguese in the 16th Century. It is also one of the most ...

Kusal Mendis continued his sublime batting form in white-ball cricket and led Sri Lanka to a seven-wicket victory against Bangladesh in the first T20.

Uga, the boutique Sri Lankan hotel group renowned for its world-class hospitality, is delighted to announce the launch of its ...

After a five-year hiatus, the tour operator will revive small-ship sailings this December due to a recent rise in demand for ...

The little-known species with a “ribbon-like body” is believed by some cultures to be a harbinger of destructive events like ...

Young birder Lahiru Walpita begins most of his days at dawn by scanning the skies for seabirds along the coastline in ...