Sri Lanka National New Year
Sri Lankans celebrated the Sri Lanka National New Year in Homagama near Colombo on April 23, 2017. The new year, marked by both the majority Sinhalese and minority Tamil population, fell on April 14.
Quinn Kelley 0 Comment World Colombo, Homagama, New Year, Sri Lanka
Sri Lankans celebrated the Sri Lanka National New Year in Homagama near Colombo on April 23, 2017. The new year, marked by both the majority Sinhalese and minority Tamil population, fell on April 14.
Quinn Kelley 0 Comment World Colombo, garbage collapse, Meetotamulla, Sri Lanka
MEETOTAMULLA, Sri Lanka (AP) — Rescuers on Monday were digging through heaps of mud and trash that collapsed onto a clutch of homes near a garbage dump outside Sri Lanka’s capital, killing at least 30 people and possibly burying dozens more.
Quinn Kelley 0 Comment World Buddhism, elephants, Sri Lanka
For centuries, owning an elephant was seen by Sri Lanka’s Buddhist elite as a sign of prestige and authority. Many among the wealthy, who consider the animals to be divine, have long flouted laws against elephant ownership to keep a jumbo chained up in their back yard. But with illegal capture helping to drive wild populations into steep decline, the government is now cracking down, seizing the animals and launching criminal investigations against elite members of society, including a monk and a judge. Even as the country cracks down on illegal ownership, the enduring demand for elephants has the government planning to set up its own pool of captive animals to be hired out to temples for ceremonies and maintained with budget funds.
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Matt Bracken 0 Comment The Baltimore Sun mangroves, Sri Lanka, trees
Sri Lanka’s government and environmentalists are working to protect tens of thousands of acres of mangrove forests — the seawater-tolerant trees that help protect and build landmasses, better absorb carbon from the environment mitigating effects of global warming and reducing impact of natural disasters like tsunamis. Authorities have identified about 37,000 acres of mangrove forests in Sri Lanka that are earmarked for preservation.
Quinn Kelley 0 Comment The Baltimore Sun, World Cuba, Human Rights Day, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Protests and celebrations marked Human Rights Day on Dec. 10.
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Greg Kohn 0 Comment Daily Brief, World Brazil, gay marriage, Malaysia, Microsoft, Satya Nadella, Scotland, Sri Lanka, volcano
Microsoft names Satya Nadella as its new CEO, Scotland legalizes same-sex marriage, Sri Lanka celebrates its independence and more in today’s daily brief.
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