LGBTQ+ Sri Lankans face violence, while promises by the government to repeal colonial-era laws remain unmet.

A particular colonial legacy that has since become proudly local is tea, which was introduced in Sri Lanka by the British. Walk through one of the many tea estates in and around Nuwara Eliya and ...

Following independence from Britain, both India and Sri Lanka emerged as leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement, which sought to advance developing nations’ interests during the Cold War. Indeed, the ...

In the early 19th century, the British introduced tea to the island’s rainy highlands, leading Sri Lanka to become the world’s third-largest exporter of tea. Many locals begin their days with ...

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

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

A British woman has been arrested in Sri Lanka after police allegedly found 101lbs (46kg) of the drug kush in her suitcases. Custom officers posed for pictures with bags of drugs they accuse ...

A 2001 government census (PDF) says Sri Lanka’s main ethnic ... In the years following independence, the Sinhalese, who resented British favoritism toward Tamils during the colonial ...

Sri Lanka's cabinet of ministers has approved a proposal to promote tourism activities at a colonial-era building in Nuwara ...