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Everything to know before you go - Sri Lanka lures travellers with an impressive array: wildlife, history, exceptional food, ...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A railway union strike stopped most trains across Sri Lanka on Wednesday, leaving tens of thousands of passengers to brave the few dangerously overcrowded trains that ...
Heading south east from the tea plantations of Sri Lanka’s highlands, vast tracts of jungle flow towards the beach through less-visited national parks like Gal Oya. Travellers can view the ...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s government deployed army troops at railroad stations as railway employees continued with their strike that paralyzed train services across the country for ...
AFP/AFP via Getty Images via CNN Newsource Police and railway personnel examine a derailed train at Habarana in eastern Sri Lanka on February 20 which killed six elephants.
Carving a path through cloud-swathed villages and centuries-old tea estates, the new long-distance Pekoe Trail gives hikers a chance to explore Sri Lanka’s quiet central highlands.
With consideration to the tightening of the security at the National Museum this writer spoke to Retired Senior DIG and former Commandante of the STF Nimal Lewke.
A Sri Lankan express train has fatally struck an elephant despite new safety measures introduced after the same train killed 7 elephants in a previous crash.
Under the plan, Sri Lanka is to receive six artifacts, including the cannon and guns currently in the collection of the National Museum of World Cultures and the Rijksmuseum.
India's Government will give 20 repurposed locomotives to Sri Lanka in a donation confirmed by the island country’s national rail operator.