Dilrukshi Handunnetti

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Dilrukshi Handunnetti is a Colombo based journalist and lawyer. Trained as an investigative journalist, her reporting covers a range of topics. Dilrukshi has won local and international awards for excellence in journalism and collaborates across South Asia.

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Urban water quality pose challenges to low-income communities in Sri Lanka’s commercial capital

Kamanthi Wickramasinghe 5 Sep 2026

Inspiring young herpetologists in Sri Lanka: Interview with Anslem de Silva

Malaka Rodrigo 25 Aug 2026

Culture, welfare and politics clash over Sri Lanka’s long-delayed animal welfare law

Malaka Rodrigo 24 Aug 2026

How Sri Lanka’s heirloom rice can preserve Indigenous farming and help manage disease

Kamanthi Wickramasinghe 8 Aug 2026

Sri Lanka prepares for impending El Niño with traditional and new approaches

Kamanthi Wickramasinghe 31 Jul 2026

As Sri Lanka braces for El Niño, national parks are a concern amidst encroachment

Kamanthi Wickramasinghe 21 Jul 2026

Sri Lanka intensifies fight against dengue and the mosquitos that cause the infection

Kamanthi Wickramasinghe 2 Jul 2026

Asia’s shark and ray hotspots remain poorly protected, study finds

Malaka Rodrigo 26 Jun 2026

Sri Lanka leopard deaths prevalent in region where humans and big cats overlap

Malaka Rodrigo 11 Jun 2026

Sri Lanka’s recent drowning deaths linked to aftermath of extreme weather events

Kamanthi Wickramasinghe 10 Jun 2026

Sri Lanka bans single-use plastic bottles at government events, charges for plastic bags

Malaka Rodrigo 8 Jun 2026

Sri Lanka flamingo deaths raise concerns over power infrastructure in wetlands

Malaka Rodrigo 29 May 2026

West Asia conflict brings Norwegian marine research vessel back to Sri Lanka

Malaka Rodrigo 23 May 2026

Sharks and rays do not know boundaries and a new high seas treaty seeks to protect them

Malaka Rodrigo 12 May 2026

Ancient tree’s modern voyage from Sri Lanka to Texas

Malaka Rodrigo 11 May 2026

World’s largest shark conference is set to begin in Sri Lanka next week

Malaka Rodrigo 1 May 2026

As Walk for Peace begins in Sri Lanka, activists call for animal rights

Malaka Rodrigo 26 Apr 2026

Open dumping & failed reforms bury Sri Lankan cities in waste problem

Malaka Rodrigo 23 Apr 2026

Push for solar park in Sri Lanka’s elephant terrain raises concern

Malaka Rodrigo 21 Apr 2026

In Sri Lanka, animals pay the price for overcrowding and speeding jeeps

Kamanthi Wickramasinghe 17 Apr 2026

Sri Lanka sweats in scorching heat, but reasons ‘unlikely due to El Niño’

Kamanthi Wickramasinghe 31 Mar 2026

Small ray of hope for Sri Lanka’s sawfish, now feared ‘functionally extinct’

Malaka Rodrigo 27 Mar 2026

As Sri Lankans choke on bad air, authorities cite transboundary pollution

Kamanthi Wickramasinghe 25 Mar 2026

Oil patch appears after IRIS Dena sinking in Sri Lanka; origins still unverified

Kamanthi Wickramasinghe 13 Mar 2026

Sri Lankan waters under ‘close watch’ following wreckage of Iranian warship

Kamanthi Wickramasinghe 6 Mar 2026

Habitat destruction, illegal trade threaten Sri Lanka’s endangered agamid lizards

Kamanthi Wickramasinghe 31 Jan 2026

From south to north, Sri Lanka’s cricket dreams undermine fragile ecosystems

Malaka Rodrigo 19 Jan 2026

Cyclone-ravaged Sri Lanka set to apply for ‘loss and damage’ funding

Malaka Rodrigo 31 Dec 2025

Beyond human loss, floods from Cyclone Ditwah devastate Sri Lanka’s wildlife

Malaka Rodrigo 29 Dec 2025

Sri Lanka looks to build disaster-resilient housing after devastating cyclone

Kamanthi Wickramasinghe 27 Dec 2025

Cyclone Ditwah exposes climate risks to nature-based tourism in Sri Lanka

Malaka Rodrigo 24 Dec 2025

As Cyclone Ditwah battered land, Sri Lanka’s oceans absorbed a silent shock

Malaka Rodrigo 23 Dec 2025

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