Although the capacity of prisons across the country is 12,000, approximately 33,000 inmates are being held at present, ...

Young birder Lahiru Walpita begins most of his days at dawn by scanning the skies for seabirds along the coastline in ...

Sri Lanka can be best described as south Asia in miniature form, filled with beaches, elephants, tea plantations, curries, ...

A local food expert shares the best meals in Sri Lanka, coconut curries, fresh seafood, fried shorties, street food like kotthu, local tea, and more in Colombo, the highlands, and beaches.

An unidentified 35-year-old woman, a native of China, slammed into a tunnel wall while engrossed in clicking photos during her train travel in Sri Lanka. She was leaning on the train's door and ...

Sri Lanka is an island nation off southern India: It won independence from British rule in 1948.Three ethnic groups - Sinhalese, Tamil and Muslim - make up 99% of the country's 22 million population.

Law enforcement raises warning over so-called pink cocaine 02:30. Sri Lanka's customs authorities arrested on Friday a woman and seized the largest haul of cocaine ever detected at the country's ...

Editor’s Note: “The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper” features an inside look at the fatal conflict playing out between elephants and mankind in Sri Lanka. “Elephant Vs. Man” with CNN's ...

Protesters dance shouting slogans against president Gotabaya Rajapaksa outside his office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Eranga Jayawardena/AP hide caption ...

After Years of Turmoil, Sri Lanka Is Making a Return — Here's How to Visit. The past few years have not been easy on this South Asian island, but the place — and its people — are on the upswing.

Sri Lanka is firmly back on the holiday map – here’s why now is the time to return for affordable adventures. There’s a superb balance between true escapism and touches of home in the ...

Abercrombie & Kent (abercrombiekent.co.uk; 03301 734 712) offers a seven-night stay in Sri Lanka from £3,499pp based on two people sharing a room on a B&B basis.