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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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

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 ...