Worker pulling over 400kg of garlic. Pettah, located in the historic heart of Colombo, is one of the primary hubs where nattami gather to seek daily employment.

In December 2022 we stayed in Colombo, Sri Lanka and we had a mission: find winter clothes for our trip to Chicago. We scanned through One Galle Face Mall and Pettah Market to find something warm ...

The hotel will happily organise city tours for anyone looking to get acquainted with Sri Lanka’s lively capital, or you can go on a self-guided stroll taking in Pettah and the candy-striped Jami ...

Sri Lanka's cities like Colombo, Kandy, Galle, Nuwara Eliya, and Anuradhapura offer varied experiences. Key sites include Colombo National Museum, Galle Fort, Temple of the Tooth Relic, Pettah ...

Under the sweltering midday heat at Colombo’s Pettah market, Dubai-based presenter and travel journalist Zahirah Marty, ...

Colombo, Sri Lanka – Mohamed Rajabdeen’s four-wheel yellow mini-truck, known locally as a tempo, is parked at a street corner in Colombo’s Pettah market, ...

Workers at Colombo’s once thriving Pettah bazaar say their families have been forced to skip meals. ... Sri Lanka’s debt pile stands at $51bn, ...

The hotel will happily organise city tours for anyone looking to get acquainted with Sri Lanka’s lively capital, or you can go on a self-guided stroll taking in Pettah and the candy-striped Jami ...

Left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya took his 12th career five-wicket haul to lead Sri Lanka to a dominating win by an innings and 78 runs in the second cricket test against Bangladesh and a 1-0 win in ...

Sri Lanka reached 83 without loss at lunch on Day 2 of the second cricket test after dismissing Bangladesh for 247 early in the morning session.