In the summer of 64 AD, Rome burned, and with it the dark myth of Nero was born. Centuries later, painters like Piloty and ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has placed culture at the centre of China’s national strategy. When he formally introduced “Xi ...

Volunteering with elephants isn't about riding them like jungle royalty, or just about tossing sugarcane for selfies. Ethical ...

New research revealed something both fascinating and deeply worrying: Sri Lanka's ancient refugia forests are now in serious ...

It gives me great pleasure to write a few words about the book written by Ranjan Chinthaka Mendis, entitled “An Invisible History of Early Sri Lanka”. I warmly congratulate Chinthaka Mendis, a ...

In a gathering that underscored shared spiritual ties and promising avenues for commerce, the Nepal-Sri Lanka Trade and Business Interactions Program drew together diplomats, industry leaders, and ...

The Giribawa Glass Manufacturing Project is shedding light on the Sri Lanka’s history of unique glassmaking tradition dating back to the 7th century. Located near Giribawa village in the North Western ...

If the call of sandy beaches, lush greenery, and cultural richness stirs your soul, then Sri Lanka deserves a spot on your ...

The Sri Lanka Development Update (SLDU) has two main aims. First, it reports on key developments over the past 12 months in Sri Lanka’s economy, places these in longer term and global contexts, and ...

Wild elephant encounters and ancient royal palaces are just some of the highlights of cycling through Sri Lanka, as Fiona Harper discovers.

Archaeologists uncovered an ancient lost city in North Macedonia that may be Lyncus, the capital of a once-thriving civilization conquered by King Philip II in 358 B.C.

March 25, 2025 This March marks the mid-point of Sri Lanka’s four-year economic reform program supported by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In the two years since its inception difficult but ...