Sri Lanka experienced a nationwide power outage on Sunday after a monkey interfered with an electrical grid in a Colombo suburb. The power failure began at approximately 11:00 local time (05:30 GMT), ...

Monkey menace in Sri Lanka: A monkey in Sri Lanka caused a power outage, plunging the island nation into darkness on Sunday, an official said. The official added that the entire grid failed around ...

TL;DR: Sri Lanka's energy minister confirmed a nationwide power outage affecting 22 million people was caused by a monkey interacting with a grid transformer, leading to an imbalance. Sir Lanka's ...

A monkey caused a major power outage in Sri Lanka, leading to scheduled 90-minute power cuts due to a breakdown at the Norochcholai coal power plant. Sri Lanka is set to experience a 90-minute power ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A monkey causing disturbance at the main electricity network substation in Sri Lanka led to a major electricity outage on Sunday, February 9, 2025, a government official said. The ...

As much as humans have excelled at conquering our surroundings—from pushing oceans back from seaside communities with walls and pumps to air conditioning homes in arid environments—there is ultimately ...

Sri Lanka is scheduled to undergo a 90-minute power cut on Monday and Tuesday (February 10-11, 2025) following a breakdown in a coal power plant. Ceylon Electricity Board, the state power entity, ...

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka extended power cuts for a third day on Thursday as it scrambled to restore its national grid to full capacity after a monkey triggered a widespread blackout over the ...

Sri Lanka extended power cuts for a third day on Thursday as it scrambled to restore its national grid to full capacity after a monkey triggered a widespread blackout over the weekend that disrupted ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – In the backdrop of overall arrivals crossing 94,585 at Half Year with China, growth registering a 81.1%, Sri Lanka Tourism will aggressively promote Sri Lanka in the Chinese marke ...

The feeding of monkeys on religious and cultural grounds by communities in north central Sri Lanka is turning the animals into pests that raid kitchens and farms. Where human-sourced food is available ...