The MV Thermopylae Sierra, a 155-meter (508-foot) bulk carrier flying the Cypress flag, was anchored off Sri Lanka’s west ...

The country’s citizens are lucky, with uninterrupted electrical power supply met from large and small hydro power plants, ...

No rest area for motorists between Welipenna and Mattala By Rathindra Kuruwita The police have recommended that the Road ...

Triggered by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the catastrophic event was the ...

A 9.1 magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean on December 26 2004 triggered the tsunami which killed more than 200,000 people. The Prime Minister was among those paying tribute, saying his ...

Indians offer tributes in remembrance of victims of the 2004 tsunami on the 20th anniversary of the tragedy, at Marina Beach ...

A survivor of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami has recalled the moment he was awoken by "screaming and shouting" – two decades on ...

New visitors are flocking to the Philippines’ Sulu Archipelago. But the specter of violence — both real and imagined — ...

The boy once known as "Baby 81," who was pulled from the mud as an infant after the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 ...

Early warning systems and fostering public awareness have improved. But gaps remain in policy implementation and ...

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