This island was known in antiquity as Tambapanni, Taprobane Simhala deepa, Serendib, Ceilo, Ceylon and finally as Sri Lanka, the ‘Resplendent Island’. Owing to its central strategic location, within ...

The place is Sri Lanka, the South Asian island nation off the southeastern tip of India, ... Tourism is Sri Lanka’s third largest foreign exchange earner, bringing around $4.4 billion annually.

COLOMBO -- China, no stranger to building islands, ... the 269 hectares of land reclaimed off the coast of Sri Lanka's largest city was officially declared part of the country last weekend.