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 ...

We started off our massive Sri Lankan street food tour tasting the locally made curd, mee kiri. Super tasty, full of delicious rich flavor, this was a great start to the Sri Lankan street food in ...

In an exclusive interview to The Pioneer in Colombo, Namal Rajapaksa, a leading voice of the Opposition in Sri Lanka and a ...

I returned to the US, from Cuba, just a few hours before Donald Trump signed a memorandum on 30 June, 2025, tightening the ...

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Travels in a Paradoxical Island," Razeen Sally skillfully blends the narrative styles of George Orwell and Bill Aitken.

Sri Lanka’s workers’ remittances remain robust, with the June inflow surging to $ 635.7 million, marking the highest since ...

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From Trincomalee’s spiritual energy to Arugam Bay’s surf culture and Batticaloa’s lagoon life, this coast is a patchwork of ...

In a move that has sent shockwaves through the global economy, U.S. President Donald Trump last week announced a sweeping 30 ...

Earnest devotees of Kataragama by the thousands—hailing from all communities, not least Tamil Hindus—are undertook the annual ...

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake had met exporters and discussed the Trump tariff and possible challenges to the ...