Eight people, including a wildlife protection official, have been charged in Sri Lanka in the first court case for trafficking elephants on the South Asian […]
Three men arrested for posing, bare buttocks, in front of sacred Buddhist site
Sri Lankan police have arrested three men who had photographed themselves half-naked in front of a sacred site, the BBCreports. Pidurangala Rock, from which the […]
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 […]
Justice suspends resumption of executions
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Friday suspended the president’s resumption of capital executions to combat drug trafficking, pending a decision on their constitutionality.The South Asian […]
Sri Lanka, dead in garbage mountain collapse rise to 24
“The official number of people who died in the collapse of the mountain of dead garbage is 24”. Sri Lankan police spokesman Priyantha Jayakody reported […]
Humanitarian situation worsens in Sri Lanka
Families in distress, who have fled the fighting zone, are legion in the gigantic Camp of Manik Farm (the largest camp set up by the […]
Prison mutiny kills 27
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 […]
Unesco could remove Sri Lankan temple from World Heritage
unesco is concerned about the poor conservation of the World Heritage-listed Golden Temple of Dambulla in Sri Lanka, which could be removed from the list […]
Sri Lanka, seven elephants found dead: poisoned because they trespassed in the fields?
Seven adult Asian elephants, including a pregnant female, have been found dead in several areas of Sri Lanka. The country’s wildlife department announced this, adding […]
The “New Diamond” is no longer burning
The emergency services apparently succeeded in extinguishing the fire on the oil tanker “New Diamond” off the east coast of Sri Lanka. The work would […]