Things To Do: Visit Galle Face Green Beach, Gangaramaya Temple, Mount Lavinia Beach, Dutch Hospital Shopping Precinct, The Pettah Floating Market, and indulge in the delicious street food in Colombo 4 ...

Across the island, hip new spots like Hiriketiya’s Raa, Unawatuna’s The Jungle Kade and Ropewalk in Galle are popping up, focusing on seasonal ingredients and unique flavours. With island stalwarts ...

Exile III Around the middle of 1974, while enjoying the serenity of Batticaloa and its distance from Colombo, which kept official visitations at bay, I was asked one day by Neale de Alwis, the deputy ...

Colombo’s nightlife can blossom in those areas, perhaps also at Pettah’s Floating Market area. But, it should not be at the Galle Face Green. Since recently fine night street food outlets have popped ...

When in Colombo don’t miss a trip down to Galle Face Green to pick up bitesize fried lentil fritters topped with prawns. Known as isso vade, the bites are a key part of Sri Lankan culture, on weekends ...

Shane Warne, who achieved his 500th test wicket at Galle a year earlier, was particularly instrumental in raising funds for the venue’s rebuild and reconstruction assistance for Galle’s residents.

After Years of Turmoil, Sri Lanka Is Making a Return — Here's How to Visit The past few years have not been easy on this South Asian island, but the place — and its people — are on the upswing.

The wild seas off the tropical isle of Sri Lanka are aglow at night with glimmers of light marking points where dedicated fishermen sit waiting for hauls of tin-coloured barramundi, red mullet, crab, ...

In 2003, when Galle Face Green was under the UDA, a management contract was planned to be signed with a private company. But the Supreme Court ruled that, since the contract entailed payment by the ...

5. Sri Lanka Kengoo / Shutterstock Sri Lanka is an island full of history and full of gems, quite literally. Colombo is a bustling capital, but inland, towns like Kandy are well worth visiting, as is ...