Stays This Sri Lankan sanctuary hotel is a haven for wildlife lovers Over the last 15 years, Vil Uyana has transformed 11 hectares of land into a conservation paradise. 09/01/2022
Destinations Sri Lanka: Everything you need to know to plan the perfect trip Sri Lanka is blessed with magnificent landscapes, historic capitals and temples - it is home to eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Here's why you should visit. 24/09/2021
no comment Sri Lanka reports rare birth of elephant twins Sri Lanka's main elephant orphanage recorded a rare twin birth Tuesday as a 25-year-old named Surangi delivered healthy male calves. 01/09/2021
no comment Sri Lanka facing environmental disaster after ship Rough seas and poor visibility forced Sri Lanka navy divers to abandon an inspection Thursday of a sinking ship threatening a disastrous oil spill off Colombo's main harbour, officials said. 03/06/2021
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka: Fears of environmental disaster from sinking chemicals ship Efforts to tow the container vessel carrying nitric acid and other chemicals out to sea have failed, threatening marine life and Sri Lanka's famed beaches. 02/06/2021
no comment Sri Lanka: Police investigate fire on ship off Colombo Firefighting tugboats continued to spray a burning ship anchored off the Sri Lankan capital on Monday, as navy personnel began clearing debris from the vessel. 31/05/2021
no comment Fight to douse Sri Lanka ship fire continues Ships spray water at a container ship off Sri Lanka's coast as an international firefighting effort to put out a huge blaze carries on. 28/05/2021
Green News 120 whales have been rescued on a beach in Sri Lanka The pilot whales were stranded after the worst mass beaching in the country's history. 03/11/2020
Sri Lanka Tanker fire off Sri Lanka now under control, says navy Sri Lankan officials have warned massive environmental damage is possible if the MT New Diamond vessel leaks or explodes. 05/09/2020
no comment Buddhist festival held without spectators in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka's annual Esala Perahera festival is held in the inland city of Kandy. 05/08/2020
Sri Lanka Former defence minister wins Sri Lanka presidential election Gotabaya Rajapaska won Sri Lanka's presidential election by promising a tough line on security in the wake of the massive Easter terrorist attack. 17/11/2019
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka votes for a new president Voting for Sri Lanka's new president is marked by an attack on buses carrying Muslims to voting stations. 16/11/2019
no comment Elephants trample crowd at Sri Lankan pageant, injuring 17 Seventeen people were injured when two elephants at a Sri Lankan street pageant went on a rampage on Saturday (September 7), local media reported 09/09/2019
Destinations Eco-resort: Ayurveda by the beach We visited the luxury wellness Sri Lankan resort championing the oldest medicinal system in the world. 16/05/2019
Sri Lanka All suspects in Sri Lanka bombings arrested or dead - police All suspected plotters and those directly linked to Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombings have either been arrested or are dead, the country's acting police chief said on Monday. 06/05/2019
World Sri Lankan Airlines puts flight marshals on planes, tourist numbers to drop by 500,000 One week after the attacks in Sri Lanka, executives from the country’s Tourism Development Authority and national airline attended the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai. 03/05/2019
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka bans face veil amid alerts for 'imminent attacks' Sri Lanka banned women from wearing face veils as security officials warned that Islamist militants behind Easter Sunday's bombings are planning ' imminent attacks.' 29/04/2019
Sri Lanka Churches fall silent as Sri Lanka fears more attacks Churches across Sri Lanka suspended Sunday mass as fears of more attacks remained a week after suicide bombers killed over 250 people. 28/04/2019
Sri Lanka 15 dead in Sri Lanka gun battle linked to Easter bombings The bodies of 15 people, including six children, were found in Sri Lank after a police raid on a militant hideout triggered a fierce gun battle. 26/04/2019
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka attack death toll between 250-260, not 359 The death toll in Sri Lanka's Easter Day attack is around 100 fewer than the 359 originally thought, top government officials said on Thursday. 25/04/2019
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka bombings: Who are the suspects? Investigations have confirmed there were nine suicide bombers and that eight have been identified, police said. 24/04/2019
no comment Families of Sri Lanka blast victims gather for memorial in Negombo A memorial service was held on Tuesday (April 23) in the courtyard of one of the churches in Sri Lanka targeted by suicide bombers on Easter Sunday 23/04/2019
Sri Lanka Watch: CCTV shows man with rucksack entering Sri Lankan church Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told a press conference that the person depicted in the CCTV video was a suspect. "I can confirm this man is a suspect," he said. 23/04/2019
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka blasts: Intel not shared due to 'breakdown in communication' Sri Lanka blasts: Intel not shared due to 'breakdown in communication' 23/04/2019
Sri Lanka 'Moaning children saved us from Sri Lanka hotel blast' Clare Harvey's children persuaded her to leave their table at the Kingsbury Hotel in Colombo just seconds before a suicide bomber struck. 23/04/2019
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka: What started the feud between the PM and president? Sri Lanka: What started the feud between the PM and president? 23/04/2019
