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If the call of sandy beaches, lush greenery, and cultural richness stirs your soul, then Sri Lanka deserves a spot on your ...
The endangered blue whale is found off the southern tip of Sri Lanka. Shipping vessels go through the whales' habitat and can hit and kill them. The Mediterranean Shipping Co. changed its routes.
For more than a decade, Sri Lanka's strategic location in the Indian Ocean and along one of the busiest shipping routes has seen both countries vie for influence.
I rode the $1 coastal train in Sri Lanka from Bentota to Colombo. There was a 2-hour delay, and I didn't have a seat on board, but I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
Animal rights activists on Friday cheered a move by a shipping giant to alter course in Sri Lankan waters to avoid collisions with blue whales, the world's largest mammals.
England give Sri Lanka a way back into the final Test on a curious second day at The Kia Oval.
A whale dives near a busy shipping lane off southern Sri Lanka. Image courtesy of Oceanswell. Maritime expert Ayesh Ranawaka said sending ships on a detour would have an immediate economic impact.
A delegation of 12 prominent Indian investors, with a keen interest in initiating multiple projects within Sri Lanka’s shipping and ..
Animal rights activists on Friday cheered a move by a shipping giant to alter course in Sri Lankan waters to avoid collisions with blue whales, the world’s largest mammals. The island’s ...
Animal rights activists on Friday cheered a move by a shipping giant to alter course in Sri Lankan waters to avoid collisions with blue whales, the world's largest mammals.
Sri Lankan animal rights activist and researcher Gehan Wijeratne said the topography of the ocean floor, currents and monsoons make the sea off southern Sri Lanka rich in nutrients and marine life.