For thousands of years, the golden kingdom of Lanka described in the Ramayana has captured people’s imaginations. It was said ...

Nepal is calling on Sri Lanka to rekindle deep-rooted spiritual, cultural and ancestral ties as part of a renewed effort to ...

Every nation, in every region of the world, has to take a decision: either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.”– ...

These were people who did the bidding of their masters, a ragtag team of pompous asses who will bend at the knees of those who might very well use their positions and places among the wielders of ...

Chinese Envoy in Colombo Qi Zhenhong said that China and Sri Lanka are good friends and reliable partners who look out ...

Rath Yatra, a vibrant South Asian festival, celebrates deities with grand processions. The festival has roots in Hindu ...

The Tibetan spiritual leader said that his lineage would continue, and that China would have no say about his successor.

The myth of a Tamil homeland collapses under scrutiny of historical records, colonial chronicles, and demographic facts. The ...

The scandalous arbitrary release of 323 red-flagged containers from Colombo port, without a mandatory physical inspection ...

Rupert Parker explores Sri Lanka’s Jaffna Peninsula by bicycle Jaffa is still not on most traveller’s itineraries, perhaps because the region is still relatively underdeveloped. The surrounding ...

For centuries, barefoot pilgrims have walked through the arid jungles and lush forests of Sri Lanka’s east and south, ...

Banner image: Sri Lanka’s Indigenous Vedda community also takes part in the Pada Yatra, offering tribute to the deity and seeking his blessing for protection. Image courtesy of Kalana Jayan.