A mutiny at a high-security prison in Colombo has left 27 people dead and 43 injured, according to a new, still provisional death toll announced […]
UN failed to protect civilians during Tamil conflict
The United Nations failed to protect civilians in the final months of sri Lanka’s 2009 separatist conflict, according to a U.N. interim report that on […]
In Sri Lanka, Pope Urges Respect for Human Rights
The pope was greeted fervently by the crowd. Hundreds of thousands of people — 300,000 according to the Vatican-like website Il Sismografo — had massed […]
Laptop banned from park to save leopards
In Sri Lanka, there is a new threat to wild animals: mobile phones. Also, in the country’s main wildlife park, it is now banned to […]
Elephant fallen into well rescued by villagers
On Tuesday, an extraordinary rescue was carried out in theAnuradhapura region of Sri Lanka, as reported by FranceInfo. A baby elephant fell into a well […]
Sri Lanka plunged into darkness by power cut
The 21 million Sri Lankans were left without poweron Monday following an unspecified “technical problem” at a major thermal power plant on the South Asianisland. […]
Coronavirus: Committee to coordinate food aid for vulnerable populations affected by crisis
See you in early December for the first meeting of this new committee. The government announced on Tuesday evening the creation of the first national […]
Animal observation from space
The center of the research project “Icarus” is an antenna at the International Space Station (ISS). It receives the position data of animals carrying a […]
IS claims attacks
The Islamic State terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attacks on churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. “Those who carried out the attack, […]
Concern about further environmental disaster
Sri Lanka has begun to towing the burning oil tanker “New Diamond” away from the coast of the island nation. The damaged ship, which broke […]