Sri Lanka
These Trafficked Elephants Were Rescued. And Returned to People Who Bought Them.
A Sri Lankan court returned the rescued elephants to an alleged trafficker, and a monk and a judge who were accused of illegally buying them.
We Revisited Places Mentioned in the Ramayana. This is What We Learned.
From India to Sri Lanka, two writers experience the wide gamut of faith – including its power to transform and destroy lives.
Sri Lanka Bans 'Drunk Driving' on Elephants and Putting Baby Elephants to Work
Yes, drunk driving elephants is a thing and it's dangerous.
How a Death Exposed a History of Sexual Assault at a Rich Politician's Home
Sri Lanka's court says the politician's family is powerful enough to influence the investigation.
A Ship Burning at Sea Left These Pristine Beaches Covered in Plastic
Sri Lanka’s idyllic western beaches have been turned into a toxic wasteland after a cargo ship went up in flames.
Women Tell Us How Sri Lanka’s Proposed Burqa Ban Is Hurting Them
“For others, it might be a piece of cloth. It’s more than that to me.”
In Photos: Inside One of the World’s Loneliest Hospitals
There are only two patients in the leprosy hospital on an island in Sri Lanka's remote eastern province.
COVID is Exposing How the Global Fashion Industry Values Workers
The response to a COVID outbreak at a factory in Sri Lanka owned by a supplier for brands like M&S, Victoria’s Secret, Calvin Klein and GAP has workers saying they’re being treated like cattle.
What It’s Like When Everyone in Sri Lanka Thinks You’re Patient Zero
“They accused me of sleeping around and said that was how I got infected.”
Sri Lanka’s ‘Terminator’ Government is Driving Journalists Out of the Country
A media activist said at least 70 journalists fled the country since 2009. The number is likely to grow.
China in Driving Seat as Rajapaksa Brothers Projected to Win Sri Lanka’s Parliamentary Polls
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa wants to amend the Constitution, which will consolidate power within his family.