Jerdon's Leafbird. Jerdon's leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni) is a species of leafbird found in forest and woodland in India and Sri Lanka. Its name honours Thomas C. Jerdon. Crisp emerald-green forest-dweller. 📸: @siva.an.photography
Sri Lanka starting strongly in the tri-series final against Pakistan in Lahore. Commentary continues on 5 Sports Extra & @BBCSounds. Jonathan Agnew, @AatifNawaz, @henrymoeranBBC, @finnysteve & Alex Hartley our team. #bbccricket #PAKvSL
Less than a week after Aamer Jamal was ignored for the Test series against Sri Lanka, the allrounder delivered a Player-of-the-Match performance in the final of the President's Trophy
Dr. Sukumar Nagendran donated $5 million to Phoenix Art Museum to create the Nagendran Gallery for the Art of Sri Lanka and South Asia, expanding the Art of Asia Wing to over 9,500 square feet. The galler… https://goodlede.com/story/phoenixartmuseumopenssrilankanandsouthasiangallerywith5mdona
Pakistan pull it back at the death with six wickets in the last ten overs to keep Sri Lanka below 350 Kamindu Mendis and Pavan Rathnayake star with the bat to set the hosts 326 to win the tri-series final Follow the chase: srkl.in/6002BCcXi8
Sri Lanka mourns the loss of beloved tusker Kavantissa as public anger grows over the escalating human-elephant conflict. Amid calls for clinical reviews of his care, conservationists argue that bold action is needed to save the nation’s remaining tuskers. Malaka Rodrigo reports for #Mongabay.
Green Left Radio: Nationalism and class struggle in Sri Lanka https://www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1465/world/green-left-radio-nationalism-and-class-struggle-sri-lanka #Auspol
Can national security and individual freedom coexist? Sri Lanka's proposed anti-terrorism law raises important questions about justice and civil rights. #SriLanka #HumanRights #RuleOfLaw
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Yellow, Purple-rumped Sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica) ... Galle, Sri Lanka.
Half-price travel guides right now: Peru Travel Guide $5.49 (was $10.99) Sri Lanka Travel Guide $6.49 (was $12.99) Traveliving $4.99 (was $9.99) All deals: https://bookfolio.io/browse?filter=sale #BookSky
Dengue fever in Sri Lanka: 1,240 vs 3,524 reported cases (-2,284; 64.8% lower). Record dates: 2 Oct – 31 Oct 2026 vs 2 Sep – 1 Oct 2026. Coverage varies; no incidence change established. Reporting catch-up or a real fall? The source does not say. What would settle it?
Wenn der #Rechtsstaat Menschen zermürbt: Der Fall Henry Aulich und die Lehren aus der Stasi-Zeit www.l-iz.de/leben/faelle... #Gatbeitrag #HenryAulich #LKA
"Vaseeharan Sathiyamoorthy, known as Vasee Moorthy, a highly respected global-health scientist, infectious disease physician, trialist, and immunologist died suddenly in Geneva, Switzerland, on Aug 30, 2026,...Born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, Moorthy was very young when his parents brought him to the UK."
At the Hong Kong Sixes, there were several successes for associates. Scotland beat both Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to qualify for the Cup semi finals, where they lost to Afghanistan. UAE also reached the same stage, beating Pakistan and India before losing to Australia.
Stifling my laughter as I read some recent western Buddhist convert say they think Buddhist theocracies will be amazing. Who’s going to tell them about Sri Lanka and Myanmar and how very not amazing it was
Duckett and Dawson steer England to victory over Sri Lanka in tri-series farewell
Lionel Bopage joined Green Left Radio to discuss his new book on class struggle and nationalism in Sri Lanka. www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1465/wo...
JPEM 2026 | BLS training in rural Sri Lanka Knowledge was assessed before and immediately after a one-day workshop. This single-group study cannot establish skill retention or patient benefit. journals.sbmu.ac.ir/jpem/index.p... #EmergencyMedicine
Magnolia Diary Sunset Colombo, Sri Lanka
England hold their nerve this time to beat Sri Lanka by 55 runs in Lahore. Ben Duckett made 167 & Liam Dawson took 4/49 as Sri Lanka fell from 315/5 to 331 all out. Reaction on 5 Live Sports Extra & via @BBCSport website & app. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/live/cx3057vzg6q4t