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For #WorldOceanDay here are two fairly low-quality photographs (I blame the camera!) back in 2015 in the north part of the Indian Ocean just south of Sri Lanka, of my one & only encounter with the world's largest mammal, the Blue Whale. Even here it has to live with us & all our needs!

#SriLanka #Parliament sends audit report of Transport Ministry to Attorney-Genersl for legal action for first time. www.newsfirst.lk/2026/06/10/p...

😂 Lifestyle Solche Snacks wurden in Sri Lanka der 1990er von Fliegenden Verkäufern im Zug feilgeboten. Loved them! soweit ich weiss, gibts diese Kombi auch in verschiedenen asiatischen Ländern. Aber ja, Hauptsache viral.

Another successful operation at the Port of Colombo, #SriLanka! Kudos to Ashen De Silva for coordinating the discharge of BESS containers while ensuring zero damage to the windmill cargo. 🙌 Big thanks to everyone involved for their professionalism and #Teamwork!

The US Navy seized an oil tanker from Iran's ghost fleet that had turned off its signal and "hid" for weeks near Sri Lanka. The tanker was loaded with 1.9 million barrels of oil on Kharg Island. #AureFreePress #wariniran #BreakingNews

Coming up at DAC2026: Hear from Dr. Pramil Liyanage, with the Sri Lanka Ministry of Health Epidemiology Unit: community.dhis2.org/t/middleware... #DAC2026 #DHIS2 #Interoperability #DiseaseSurveillance #HealthInformationSystems #DataIntegration #SriLanka #PublicHealth

📢 Researchers wanted for a regional study on cooperatives' contribution to elderly care in Asia-Pacific. We are seeking researchers from: #India #Japan #RepublicOfKorea #Malaysia #Philippines #SriLanka #Thailand #Vietnam and #China Apply by 30 June: 🔗 icaap.coop/2026/06/10/c...

Crackdown in Cambodia pushes scam gangs to relocate to Sri Lanka beach resorts and office buildings, Bloomberg reports, signaling a geographic shift in one of the world's fastest-growing criminal industries. #Cambodia #SriLanka

SIGN: End Cruel Elephant Chaining in Sri Lanka’s Festivals & Tourism, then share please. ladyfreethinker.org/sign-end-cru... @ladyfreethinker.bsky.social

At least Sri Lanka talks about abolishing the executive presidency. The US has never seriously considered it, AFAIK. If it were up to me, the US and UK would be governed by only Houses of Representatives/Commons (ie, elected reps who are frequently replaced). www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-new...

Meine letzte Woche der Sri Lanka Tour 2026 hat begonnen. Ich genieße die Ruhe in Point Pedro – perfekt, um die Erlebnisse sacken zu lassen. Freue mich, hier in den nächsten Tagen mehr Eindrücke zu teilen! 🇱🇰 #SriLanka #PointPedro #Reisen #DigitalesTagebuch

The Garden Estate is a living poem of permaculture and agroecology 🌿, restoring food sovereignty and ecological balance in Sri Lanka 🌾. Through agroforestry and sustainability, it nurtures a diverse garden that feeds, educates, and heals people and the land 💚. https://agroecologymap.org/l/496

Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port and the complete collapse of the “debt trap” narrative - Friends of Socialist China socialistchina.org/2026/06/06/s...

Following a recent trip to #SouthAsia, my @chathamhouse.org ‘Expert Comment’ discusses the challenges facing the region’s newly-elected #GenZ-inspired governments in #Bangladesh, #Nepal and #SriLanka. See comments for a summary. @chasiapacific.bsky.social www.chathamhouse.org/2026/06/sout...

Remind me never to visit Sri Lanka or engage with any Sri Lankans Wankers

Forecast for today's Women's T20 World Cup warm-up matches in Derby: Netherlands v Scotland Pakistan v Sri Lanka and Loughborough: Ireland v South Africa Bangladesh v New Zealand #T20WorldCup

SIGN: End Cruel Elephant Chaining in Sri Lanka’s Festivals & Tourism ladyfreethinker.org/sign-end-cru...

🆕 When an entire country loses access to fertiliser: Evidence from Sri Lanka's import ban 📢 Today on VoxDev, Devaki Ghose (World Bank), Eduardo Fraga (London Business School) & Ana Fernandes (World Bank) discuss the costs of Sri Lanka's 2021 fertiliser import ban: https://ow.ly/Xpl350Z7xPp

Mirisawetiya Stupa My journey into the ancient heart of Anuradhapura is always a profound experience, a pilgrimage to where Sri Lanka's civilization blossomed. 📍Location: https://my-journal-view.vercel.app/?place=Mirisawetiya%20Stupa #MyJournal #SriLanka #LandscapePhotography #Explore

Fun fact. Madagaskar and Sri Lanka are different islands. Who knew? www.maptap.gg June 4 95👑 96🔥 35🥶 71🙃 97🔥 Final score: 765