During his official visit to Sri Lanka, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk welcomed proposed legislation to decriminalise same-sex relations. ..

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 ...

Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga – who celebrates her 80th birthday on 29 June 2025 – made history in November 1994 when she was elected as Sri Lanka’s first female executive president. Kumaratunga ...

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

Here is a torrid tale of how England has had the monopoly over making mammoties in Sri Lanka. Even though, if you stop even now, or stopped even then (in 1974, when this anecdote unreels) any English ...

This Sri Lankan hilltop town is home to mesmerizing cultural landmarks and stunning vistas - it's also one of the friendliest ...

Sri Lanka has long provided free medical education. To address the disparities in education prevailing between different ...

Photo courtesy of Lahiru Walpita Sri Lanka stands at a critical juncture. Emerging from economic turmoil and the long shadow ...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar marked the 50th anniversary of the Emergency by criticizing a controversial 1974 ...

Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga – who celebrates her 80th birthday on 29 June 2025 – made history in November 1994 when ...

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree has asked the Ethics Commissioner for advice to ensure there is no conflict of ...

ECONOMYNEXT – New active credit cards in Sri Lanka increased by 16,812 in April this year, the central bank data showed, amid the country’s economic recovery and falling interest rates. The number of ...