By mapping its rivers Sri Lanka hopes to be able to deal with a cycle of floods and droughts. Skip to content Bringing science & development together through news & analysis ...

The river is one of Sri Lanka’s many natural wonders that have been drawing tourists for decades, and was also where the 1957 movie The Bridge On The River Kwai, about the building of the Burma ...

Sri Lanka is to rebuild a bridge that was destroyed in an iconic scene from the classic 1957 movie Bridge on the River Kwai. The movie, which depicts British prisoners of war forced by the ...

The Kelani River is one of Sri Lanka's longest and most famous, flowing nearly 150kms from an obscure little source, high in the landlocked Sri Pada mountain range to the capital city of Colombo ...

A personal highlight of visiting Colombo was learning about Sri Lanka’s Buddhist culture. This included a visit to Gangaramaya Temple, one of the most well-known and elaborate Buddhist temples ...