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Sri Lanka cargo ship disaster: Large spill visible in satellite images Evidence of a substance seeping from the vessel can be seen in images taken on Monday, raising fears of the environmental impact.
Many digesting the news of Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s exit appeared to relish witnessing a monumental day in the country’s history.
Images from the devastation of the Easter Sunday bombings show glimpses of how the country is mourning. A mass funeral on Tuesday at St. Sebastian’s Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka. As many as 100 ...
COLOMBO — In a dramatic turn of events, Indian tycoon Gautam Adani’s Green Energy Limited (AGEL) has withdrawn from the second phase of a proposed wind power project in northern Sri Lanka. The ...
"Recent satellite photos and witness accounts show the brutal shelling of civilians in the conflict area goes on," said Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch.
UN satellite pictures obtained by the BBC appear to show shelling damage in a government-designated safe zone for civilians in north-eastern Sri Lanka. The images show many crater marks in an area ...
Sri Lanka’s leftist president marked the anniversary of independence from Britain on Tuesday with a pledge to change the impoverished island nation’s image as a “corrupt” country.
Banner image of a protest organized by Sri Lankan environmentalists in April to demand measures to protect the island’s environment, courtesy of the Center for Environment and Justice (CEJ).
Debt-for-nature swaps could be Sri Lanka’s first opportunity to raise funds after restructuring its debt, the country’s central bank Governor P. Nandalal Weerasinghe said.