Tag: Sri Lanka
Cable car crash kills 8 monks on way to mountain meditation
A Buddhist monk injured in a cable car crash in Sri Lanka died on Sunday, raising the death…
At least seven Buddhist monks killed in cable car accident at Sri Lankan monastery
At least seven Buddhist monks, including three foreign nationals, died in a cable car accident at a Sri…
Sri Lanka tries to hook anglers on invasive fish species
Sri Lanka urged people on Saturday to catch and cook invasive fish species, including the giant snakehead and…
Sri Lanka resumes key highway project with $500 million new Chinese funding
By Uditha JayasingheCOLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka resumed construction of a stalled highway project with a new $500 million…
Sri Lanka to ban predatory pet fish to protect ecosystems
Sri Lanka will ban four species of predatory ornamental fish including Piranhas that have escaped into rivers and…
Sri Lanka’s jailed ex-president granted bail
Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe was granted bail on Tuesday, four days after his arrest on the…
Sri Lanka ex-President Wickremesinghe hospitalised after arrest, media says
(Reuters) -Sri Lanka's jailed former president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, was hospitalised on Saturday, local media reported, a day after…
Sri Lanka ex-president rushed to intensive care after jailing
Sri Lanka's jailed former president was rushed to intensive care at a state hospital on Saturday, a day…
Photos from Sri Lanka show a mass grave with children’s skeletons that raises fears of more war dead
CHEMMANI, Sri Lanka (AP) — A baby bottle, a squeaky toy and a schoolbag are among items that…
A wartime mass grave in Sri Lanka yields a baby bottle, children’s clothes and 141 skeletons
CHEMMANI, Sri Lanka (AP) — A baby bottle, a squeaky toy and a schoolbag are among items that…