Fly over Galle, a beautifully preserved Dutch colonial fort city on Sri Lanka’s southern coast, where red-tiled rooftops, ...

22–25 January | An unmissable celebration of books, ideas, art and performance – with the return of the Children’s Festival and Art Trail. After the resounding success of its 2025 edition, the Galle ...

The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) announced the celebration of Olympic Day 2025, to be held on June 25 at the historic Galle Fort.

Angelo Mathews had played more Test cricket than anyone else on the field in Galle, and even he thought the worst Bangladesh could do after making 495 in the first innings was end up with a draw ...

Sri Lanka's team members walk off the field as it rains during the fifth day of the first cricket test match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Galle, Sri Lanka, Saturday, June 21, 2025.

GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim stitched together an unbroken 247-run stand to put Bangladesh in a commanding position at 293-3 at the end of the first day of ...

Galle is an incredibly special coastal city. From lush landscapes to beautiful beaches and utterly fantastic food, here's why it needs to be on your bucket list.

I take a beat before entering Kalutara Stupa, one of the most sacred sites on Sri Lanka’s Buddhist trail. That’s when I spot the elaborately carved semi-circular stone slab at the entrance ...

Galle Fort, a Unesco World Heritage site on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, is a beautiful and well preserved gateway to the country’s colonial past and cultural richness.

The Rama Setu -- also known as Adam's Bridge -- is a series of limestone shoals connecting the Indian mainland and Sri Lanka, but a video shared online with claims it depicts the natural formation ...

When the invading Portuguese built a small fort in southwest Sri Lanka in 1588, they could not have guessed that more than 400 years later, it would become the site of one of South Asia’s premier ...

A colonial-era fort in Sri Lanka hosts a modern lit-fest: Shaping South Asian nation's cultural identity and economic rejuvenation Works by Ali Kazim from Pakistan and Tayeba Begum Lipi from ...