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Uga, the boutique Sri Lankan hotel group renowned for its world-class hospitality, is delighted to announce the launch of its ...
For thousands of years, the golden kingdom of Lanka described in the Ramayana has captured people’s imaginations. It was said ...
Sri Lanka is blessed with 103 rivers fairly distributed across the country. In addition, the island is home to 73 major ...
Nestled in the eastern edge of Sri Lanka’s Uva province, Nilgala stands out as a landscape of remarkable ecological and cultural importance. Long overlooked in mainstream conservation efforts despite ...
In ancient Ceylon—modern-day Sri Lanka, once known as Hela—visionary engineers and kings created one of the world’s most advanced irrigation networks. This remarkable hydraulic civilization ...
A pivotal milestone in Sri Lanka’s Agricultural Export Industry unfolded at the ‘King Coconut Exporters Forum’, held on April 9, at the Grand Oriental Hotel, Colombo 01.
From Sri Lanka’s Sinhalas to goddesses Durga and Ambika, the king of the jungle has held sway over religion and seats of power ...
Ambassador Ajwad hosted a luncheon in honour of the Sri Lanka trade delegation to the Saudi Agriculture Expo and held a feedback session with the delegation.
Progressively enhanced over the centuries by a multitude of kings, the temple complex remains the best preserved ancient edifice in Sri Lanka.
Adopting an ecosystem-based approach, restoration of Sri Lanka's ancient hydraulics system simultaneously supports irrigation, provides drinking water and enhances agriculture.
“Sri Lanka needs foreign exchange and 85 per cent of tourism earnings remain in the country,” said Hiran Cooray, chairman of Jetwing Symphony, which runs about 35 hotels and villas.
BOOK EXCERPT A new book tells the story of Sri Lanka with myths and folklore about demon-king Ravana An excerpt from ‘Ravana’s Lanka: The Landscape of a Lost Kingdom’, by Sunela Jayewardene.