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In Sri Lanka, animals pay the price for overcrowding and speeding jeeps https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/in-sri-lanka-animals-pay-the-price-for-overcrowding-and-speeding-jeeps/

In Sri Lanka, animals pay the price for overcrowding and speeding jeeps
YALA, Sri Lanka — Spotting a leopard at Yala National Park, Sri Lanka’s most famous wildlife park located in the deep south, tops the list of priorities for many local and foreign wildlife enthusiasts. Block I of Yala National Park attracts the most number of visitors, as it is known to have the highest density […]

Vi bŸr udvise samfundssind og gŸre ligesom de gŸr i Sri Lanka. https://nyheder.tv2.dk/udland/2026-03-17-sri-lanka-indfoerer-fire-dages-arbejdsuge-og-benzin-kvoter

Sri Lanka indfører fire-dages arbejdsuge og benzin-kvoter
I takt med at flere asiatiske lande sparer på energien for at undgå en katastrofe, kommer Sri Lanka nu med nye tiltag.

Oil patch appears after IRIS Dena sinking in Sri Lanka; origins still unverified https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/oil-patch-appears-after-iris-dena-sinking-in-sri-lanka-origins-still-unverified/

Oil patch appears after IRIS Dena sinking in Sri Lanka; origins still unverified
HIKKADUWA, Sri Lanka — On Saturday, March 7, three days after the Iranian warship IRIS Dena was torpedoed by a U.S Navy submarine close to the southern coast off Galle in Sri Lanka, fishers and coastal communities noticed a thick oil patch along the coast of Hikkaduwa. Hikkaduwa is one of the most pristine coastal […]

Likely violating the UN Charter (article 2(4), article 51) and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (article 88, article 90), and possibly the Geneva Conventions, Additional Protocol I as well, the United States killed 87 Iranian sailors over 1,000 miles from Iran.
Unclear if the United States even attempted to rescue any of the 32 survivors rescued by the Sri Lankan Navy and Air Force.

Sri Lanka recovers 87 bodies from Iranian warship sunk by US submarine
Sri Lanka’s navy has recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people after an Iranian warship was sunk by a U.S. submarine in international waters near the island. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday a torpedo sank Iran's “prize ship” — one of the few instances of a submarine sinking a ship since World War II. A spokesman for Sri Lanka's navy said it responded to a distress signal from the IRIS Dena, but by the time its personnel reached the location, there was no sign of the s…

"Small ray of hope for Sri Lanka’s sawfish, now feared ‘functionally extinct’"
#SriLanka #Fish #Animals

Small ray of hope for Sri Lanka’s sawfish, now feared ‘functionally extinct’
COLOMBO — The sawfish, a large ray, is easily recognized by its long, flattened snout edged with sharp, tooth-like projections that form a distinctive “saw,” technically known as a rostrum. Despite being one of the ocean’s most extraordinary creatures, very little research has been carried out on sawfish in Sri Lanka. This gap in knowledge […]

This will be Trump's Belgrano.
U.S. submarine torpedoes Iranian ship in Indian Ocean, reportedly killing at least 87 sailors | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/indian-ocean-us-iran-ship-torpedo-9.7113910

U.S. torpedoes Iranian ship in Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka | CBC News
A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri ​Lanka, U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on ​Wednesday at a Pentagon briefing.

Alleged India-linked espionage campaign targeted Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka https://therecord.media/india-pakistan-cyber-campaign-apt

Remembering Differently: Performance, Memory, and Sri Lanka's Civil War
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Sri Lanka and Myanmar are rationing fuel.
The Philippines has instituted four-day workweeks to conserve gasoline and electricity.
Bangladesh briefly closed its universities to reserve power for homes and businesses.
Across India, families and restaurants are cooking over wood fires for want of gas.
Airlines are canceling flights.
As painful as the first phase of the energy crisis set off by the war with Iran has been,
what comes next will be worse.
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Opinion | Remember the Oil Shocks of the ’70s? This Is Going to Be Worse. Much Worse.
Higher oil prices and limited supply will accelerate a turn toward cleaner technologies, especially in Asia and Europe.

Habitat destruction, illegal trade threaten Sri Lanka’s endangered agamid lizards https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/habitat-destruction-illegal-trade-threaten-sri-lankas-endangered-agamid-lizards/

Habitat destruction, illegal trade threaten Sri Lanka’s endangered agamid lizards
COLOMBO — In Sri Lanka, agamid lizard species are growing increasingly vulnerable due to three main factors: shrinking habitats, climate change and being traded as exotic pets. The Indian Ocean island is home to more than 20 species of agamid lizards and shows exceptionally high endemism with more than two-thirds of them found nowhere else […]

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#BetweenTheEars
- On Rama's Bridge
Nandini Das reflects upon memory, displacement and myth at the extreme points of India and Sri Lanka, where the two nations nearly touch.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002q3zw

Several crew members of a ship that collided with a bridge in Baltimore
almost two years ago
are still being held in the US
by federal authorities
despite the fact that
no criminal charges have been brought against them.
In the early hours of 26 March 2024,
the MV Dali departed the port of Baltimore bound for Sri Lanka.
While navigating the Fort McHenry channel,
the 1,000ft-long Singapore-flagged cargo vessel
lost power before strik…