The monkey who is suspected to have caused the islandwide blackout yesterday has been found dead. Pictures which have emerged ...

An intruding monkey at a Sri Lankan electrical grid sub-station caused a general island-wide blackout on Sunday, government ...

Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody confirmed that the power outage was caused by a monkey and restoration works had immediately ...

Sri Lanka has been hit by a nationwide power cut, with buildings including hospitals having to rely on generators to supply ...

The island nation, where temperatures are above 30°C in most places, suffered a blackout from 11:30 am (local time) onwards.