Hidden away in Sri Lanka’s misty hill country, in Uva Province lies Demodera Estate, which is one of the island’s oldest and ...

The Railway Department, in collaboration with the Central Cultural Fund (CCF), has launched a new initiative aimed at increasing the appeal of the Nine Arch Bridge in Ella and its surrounding areas to ...

Fresh foes and woes await everyone's favourite storm cloud in this new chapter set in the Gothic halls of Nevermore Academy.

LGBTQ+ Sri Lankans face violence, while promises by the government to repeal colonial-era laws remain unmet.

Recent sightings of golden jackals (Canis aureus naria) in Sri Lanka’s capital city underscore the significance of urban wetlands as sanctuaries for wildlife amid rapid urbanization. The jackals ...

Sri Lanka is so small that within a few hours drive from the arid, hot north, you hit emerald-coloured hill country, with fireflies, orchids and waterfalls. It is where my siblings and I used to stay ...

The Sri Lanka Development Update (SLDU) has two main aims. First, it reports on key developments over the past 12 months in Sri Lanka’s economy, places these in longer term and global contexts, and ...

Sri Lankan luxury tourism is seeing its moment in the sun, and a mammoth new resort in Colombo is at the heart of it ...

India’s Modi visits Sri Lanka to shore up defence and energy ties The Indian leader is the first foreign dignitary to visit the island nation since the leftist Dissanayake swept elections last year.

Supporters of Sri Lanka's newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, celebrate near the Presidential Secretariat after Dissanayake's swearing-in ceremony in Colombo on September 23, 2024.

Insider tips on where to eat, sleep and shop in the Sri Lankan city of Colombo.

March 25, 2025 This March marks the mid-point of Sri Lanka’s four-year economic reform program supported by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In the two years since its inception difficult but ...