Young birder Lahiru Walpita begins most of his days at dawn by scanning the skies for seabirds along the coastline in northern Sri Lanka. In July 2024, during one of his routine beach surveys, Walpita ...

As an island, Sri Lanka has countless beaches and each of them offers a different experience for travellers. Most of us know about Bentota for the water sports, but there are also beaches with resorts ...

Sri Lankan ambassador to Russia, Shobini Gunasekera has recently emphasised that Sri Lanka is a vibrant destination that goes beyond mere beach holidays. Ambassador Gunasekera said so at the round ...

Drone footage of a "freaky" crocodile sighting in the waters of Sri Lanka has gone viral on TikTok.. The clip was posted by @suzannerico and has garnered over 506,000 views since it was shared on ...

The Est Cola AVC Beach Volleyball Tour 24th Samila Open Beach Volleyball Championship will be held from April 11 to 17 in Hat Yai, Thailand. Sri Lanka will participate in the Men’s and Women’s ...

The national beach cleaning program for creating beautiful beaches under the theme “A Beautiful Beach - An Attractive Tourist Destination” will be launched today (09) at the Mattakkuliya Kakadupatha ...

Once a sleepy fishing community, Mawella in southern Sri Lanka is becoming a tourist hotspot. Native villagers and newer residents have teamed up to protect their ‘virgin beach’.

The US embassy in Sri Lanka also released a security alert stating it had received "credible information warning of an attack targeting popular tourist locations in the Arugam Bay area".

Sun, sand, and no stress: The resort town of Bentota on Sri Lanka's southwest coast is the perfect spot for doing absolutely nothing (in the best way possible).

Sri Lanka expects to pull in nearly 50% more tourists this year, a minister said on Wednesday, as the tropical island nation, famous for its ancient temples and golden beaches, pins its hopes on ...

Ranjith Sunimal Fernando now has a shell of a home at the edge of Sri Lanka's coast, lost to the sea. “One night last month, my son went to the bathroom and I suddenly heard him screaming ...