Fairly strong winds of about (30-40) kmph can be expected at times over North-western, North-central, Northern, Central and Southern provinces and in Trincomalee district.

The British brought them to Sri Lanka in the 19th century as tea and rubber plantation workers, and they remain concentrated in the “tea country” or “up country” areas of Sri Lanka.

Most Hindus concentrated in the Central province are Indian Tamils, who largely did not support a vision for a separate Tamil state, unlike the Sri Lankan Tamils.

Western province increased its share in nominal GDP to 43.4 per cent, continuously tightening the grip on the country’s economy during 2022. The strong presence of the Western province is visible in ...

Sri Lanka's Survey Department launched the updated map of the island country due to the developments such as the China-invested Colombo Port City, the official said.

Flood maps show a number of areas in the southern and western provinces are currently being affected by floods. Thousands have been affected by the floods, and reportedly one person has died. The ...

Sri Lanka, June 14 -- Showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern and North-western provinces.

No, protesters did not storm Sri Lanka's Central Bank A viral video on Twitter with over 1.5 million views claimed that protesters had stormed into Sri Lanka's Central Bank.

COLOMBO -- Eleven people were killed and around 25 others injured when a bus plunged off a cliff in Kotmale, located in Sri Lanka's Central Province on Sunday morning, police said. The injured ...

Colombo (AsiaNews) – The Congress of Religions, which unites Catholic, Protestant, Buddhist and Muslim leaders, has called for a violence-free election in two Sri Lankan provinces. Voters in ...

The last district to be created was Kilinochchi in 1983, and the current constitution (that of 1978) states that the territory of Sri Lanka consists of 25 administrative districts.

Several spells of showers will occur in Northern and North-central provinces. Showers or thundershowers may occur in Eastern province during the evening or night. Fairly strong winds of about (30-40) ...