Chugging through the Highlands, windows down, doors open, is the best way to see the country’s emerald interior unfold — and this route is often lauded as one of the world’s greatest train journeys.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Share COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Authorities conducted autopsies on Monday after the deaths of two foreign ...

TL;DR: Sri Lanka's energy minister confirmed a nationwide power outage affecting 22 million people was caused by a monkey interacting with a grid transformer, leading to an imbalance. Sir Lanka's ...

Missing several of its biggest stars, Australia has lost its first 50-over match in Sri Lanka by 49 runs after being bowled out for just 165. Steve Smith took a superb catch midway through Sri ...

Leeward Is trail by 484 runs.

Australia and Sri Lanka face off in the second and final Test in Galle this afternoon, less than a week after the first Test ended at the same venue. Reigning champions Australia have already ...

Sri Lanka declared bankruptcy in 2022 and halted repayments on some repayments on some US$83 billion in domestic and foreign loans. In November 2023, Sri Lanka reached an agreement with China ...

This photo essay provides a glimpse of the working life of nattami, labourers exclusively involved in transporting goods ...

Sinopec, China's state-owned and largest oil refiner, signed an agreement with Sri Lanka's energy ministry to invest $3.7 billion in a state-of-the-art oil refinery with a capacity of 200,000 ...

China committed to assisting with Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring and pledged to encourage investments in logistics, green development, and digital transformation. The two sides agreed to enhance ...

COLOMBO: An intruding monkey at a Sri Lankan electrical grid sub-station caused a general islandwide blackout on Sunday (Feb 9), government officials said. The power outage began around 11.30am ...