For thousands of years, the golden kingdom of Lanka described in the Ramayana has captured people’s imaginations. It was said ...

An ancient wooden sluice has been discovered at Kohombankulama in Galgamuwa. Muthu Ayya, a farmer well known in Galigamuwa, discovered this rare wooden sluice, while he was clearing the thicket around ...

Anuradhapura, established in the 4th century BCE, was Sri Lanka’s capital for over 1,300 years. It remains vital for its cultural and spiritual heritage. Known for the Sri Maha Bodhi tree and ...

Aathe Athitheye Sita 1948 Dakwa Sangshipthe Sri Lankeye Ithihasaye (A Concise History of Sri Lanka from Ancient Times to 1948) Author – Indrakeerthi Siriweera A Sarasavi publication Reviewed by Lynn ...

Sri Lanka’s dry zone has more than 14,000 small ancient village tanks with many still in good shape, supporting 246,000 hectares (608,000 acres) of paddy cultivation, about 39% of the total ...

TRAVEL NEWS, SRI LANKA Updated : Oct 4, 2022, 11:21 IST The land of beauty that Sri Lanka is When you think of Sri Lanka, you likely picture an earthly paradise full of green hills and beautiful ...

Sri Lanka’s tank cascades (a network of small tanks that store surface water) are one of the country’s greatest legacies from a remarkable hydraulic civilization, built by its ancient kings as a ...