The artist and archaeologist Jagath Weerasinghe co-founded the Colombo-based Theertha International Artists Collective, which promotes experimental art in Sri Lanka, in 2000.

The 25-year-old from the Badulla district in eastern Sri Lanka was attending a training course for caregivers in Colombo, the island's largest city. He was detained by police on April 1 for ...

Bangladesh is scheduled to face Sri Lanka in a multi-format tour featuring two Tests, three ODIs, and three T20Is between June and July 2025. The Test series will kick off the new World Test ...

Medal winners proudly display their achievements with the Sri Lankan lion flag draped across them: (on Right) J.G. Shalika Indrajith, gold medalist, and (on Left) Anjula Ratnamali silver medalist, at ...

There’s no shortage of good hotels in Sri Lanka’s vibrant capital, but Maniumpathy takes the top spot on account of its charming, perfectly decorated bedrooms.

This photo essay provides a glimpse of the working life of nattami, labourers exclusively involved in transporting goods between Colombo harbour, the warehouses and Pettah, the capital’s oldest ...

More than 17 million of Sri Lanka’s 22 million people are eligible to vote in an election that has shaped up to be a close contest.

Kolkata girl Bipaasha Paul has clinched a gold medal at the South Asian Karate Championship in Colombo, adding another ...

An analysis of a 700-year-old ring reveals a unique reddish-purple sapphire set in 18-karat gold with a lion decoration.

The wetlands of Colombo – described by one expert as "the lungs and kidneys" of Sri Lanka's capital but long since neglected and polluted – are being restored, helping to manage floods and ...

Bangladesh captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz won the toss and elected to bat first in the second one-day international against Sri Lanka at Colombo's R. Premadasa Stadium on Saturday. Sri Lanka won the first ...