Sri Lankan authorities, locals and environmentalists say they’re deeply concerned about the possible impacts on the country’s marine ecosystem and coastal communities from the sinking of a container ...
Nearly five years after the catastrophic sinking of the X-Press Pearl, off Sri Lanka’s western coast, the environmental scars remain visible — from contaminated beaches to disrupted fisheries. Now, ...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s top court on Thursday ordered the owners of a Singapore-flagged container ship that sank near its capital to pay $1 billion in compensation to the island nation’s ...
A Singapore shipping company said on Sept. 23 it will refuse to pay Sri Lankan court-ordered damages of US$1 billion for causing that country's worst case of environmental pollution. In an exclusive ...
In an effort towards the sustainable conservation and preservation of Sri Pada Reserve, one of the most revered pilgrimage ...
In a landmark environmental initiative, the Sri Pada pilgrimage site was officially launched as a plastic-free zone today (19) at the Nallathanniya and Ratnapura entrances. ..
Knuckles Spring Water bottled and marketed by CPC Lanka, a fully owned subsidiary of Cargills (Ceylon) PLC, has recently introduced Sri Lanka’s first tethered bottle cap to the market. ..