Distances can be deceptive in Sri Lanka, and faced with the choice of an eight-hour drive from Yala or a two-hour drive then a 30-minute flight from Dickwella near Tangalle, it was a bit of a no ...

Beach Vigil In Sri Lanka. January 2, 2005 / 12:26 PM EST / AP ... Children account for 40 percent, or 12,000, of Sri Lanka's total death total of 30,000, officials say.

Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday suicide bombings killed more than 250 people - and threatened to wreck the country's tourism industry. But, five months on, there is hope on the horizon, reports the BBC ...

Sri Lanka’s Marine Protection Authority (MEPA) said the plastic waste from the burning ship had probably caused “the worst beach pollution in our history”, and warned it could cause years of ...

Sri Lanka faces 'worst beach pollution' in history from burning ship. Topic: Disasters and Hazards. Sun 30 May 2021 Sunday 30 May 2021 Sun 30 May 2021 at 2:11am.

Now Sri Lanka faces an environmental disaster. June 1, 2021 More than 4 years ago Sri Lankan beaches are covered with tons of plastic debris after a container ship fire.

A fire has raged on a cargo ship off the coast of Sri Lanka for 12 days, sending toxic chemicals and tons of plastic into the country’s waters and polluting its beaches.

In 2023, Sri Lanka recorded more than 1.3 million tourist arrivals by the second week of December, official data show. It is the first time arrivals have crossed the 1 million mark in four years.