Later, King Ashoka's son and daughter, Mahendra and Sanghamitra, went to Sri Lanka with a sapling of the Bodhi Tree under which Buddha attained enlightenment. This Bodhi Tree is still found in Lanka.

At the request of the Sri Lanka Catholic Bishop’s Conference a commemorative Rs. 500 sterling silver crown size frosted Proof Non-circulating Legal Tender (NCLT) coin was issued by the Central Bank of ...

Sri Lanka’s Central Bank (CB) in March gave Mincovna Kremnica of the Slovak Republic the contract, for the supply of 175 Million Rs.10 denomination circulation coins during the period from 2013-2015.

As I climbed the stairs to the top of Sigiriya - Lion's Rock - I couldn't help feeling a little pang of jealousy toward King Kashyapa, the illegitimate ruler of Sri Lanka from 473 to 495AD. He ...

COLOMBO, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka will issue a special commemorative coin of 1,000 rupees and two stamps to mark the 75th Independence Day, which falls on Feb. 4, the government information ...

In hindsight the odds were stacked against such a major comeback – even for Sri Lanka’s most powerful politician of the last decade.

Sri Lanka's COIN approach is about as far from Gen. Stanley McChrystal's population centric COIN as you're likely to find, outside of maybe German counter-partisan operations during World War II ...

Sri Lanka reached 83 without loss at lunch on Day 2 of the second cricket test after dismissing Bangladesh for 247 early in ...

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) issued an uncirculated commemorative coin in the denomination of Rupees 1000 to mark the 75 th Independence Day Celebration in the country, which falls on ...

Princess Anne is set to visit Sri Lanka next week to mark 75 years of diplomatic relations between the UK and the South Asian island. The Princess Royal, joined by her husband Vice Admiral Sir ...

In a move to bolster Sri Lanka’s position as a leading exporter of king coconuts, exporters have agreed to uphold prices at 2000 rupees per fruit, announced Minister of Agriculture and ...