A move by the Cultural Affairs Ministry to charge USD 15 from foreigners entering the Galle Fort ramparts has drawn strong reactions from residents and those with business interests in the area. They ...

More than one hundred buildings, located within the Galle Fort, have been purchased by foreigners, increasing the value of one perch to Rs 22 million, the Galle Heritage Foundation said.

The Galle Heritage Foundation organised a cleanup of the Galle Fort ramparts today. A large number of foreign volunteers also took part in the cleanup programme through the involvement of a Non ...

Fly over Galle, a beautifully preserved Dutch colonial fort city on Sri Lanka’s southern coast, where red-tiled rooftops, ...

Visitors on Galle Fort's cobbled streets haggled for silver ... and streamlined issue of visas. "Sri Lanka needs foreign exchange and 85% of tourism earnings remain in the country," said Hiran ...

When the Oriental Hotel first opened, it was needed; Galle Fort would sometimes be thronged by as many as 700 foreign passengers from the ships that would put in at Galle Harbour as they made ...

The 16th-century fort, which overlooks Galle International Stadium ... It was a grim and poignant reminder that the needs of foreign athletes had been prioritised over the local population ...

Galle Fort, a Unesco World Heritage site on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, is a beautiful and well preserved gateway to the country’s colonial past and cultural richness. Built by the ...

Cultural Affairs Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe told parliament Friday that the fort risks losing UNESCO World Heritage status because of unauthorised construction, including Galle's 500-seat ...