With its natural beauty, wildlife and culture, Sri Lanka is known as the “pearl of the Indian Ocean”, and attracts millions ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lankan police arrested a Chinese tourist suspected of swallowing a diamond worth $13,600 on Wednesday at the island nation's biggest international gem and jewelry exhibition.

About 200,000 tourists come to Sri Lanka each month and a significant number of them frequent gem and jewellery shops that are located in the country’s tourist areas. Earlier, these tourists could buy ...

Sri Lanka is experiencing its worst economic crisis on record. Grocery-store shelves are empty, medicine is running out, and people are waiting hours to get gas. Even so, tourists keep coming ...

Sri Lanka has asked China to help with trade, investment and tourism to help it grow sustainably, Colombo's envoy to Beijing said on Monday as it negotiates for an emergency $4 billion package to ...

Discover Sri Lanka's hidden gems. ... Adam's Peak, also known as Sri Pada, is a 2,243-metre mountain in the central highland region of Sri Lanka. Popular for Sri Lankans and tourists alike.

eTN Sri Lanka ambassador delivered a talk on “Sri Lanka Tourism & Sustainability with special emphasis on Elephants” in Canberra.

About 2.4 million tourists visited Sri Lanka last year, up from 500,000 in 2009. Those numbers were expected to only grow this year, with Lonely Planet listing Sri Lanka as the No. 1 destination ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Four days after two tsunami waves pummeled this island nation, as many as 22,000 foreign tourists remain stranded and are increasingly fearful. As the magnitude of the ...

Sri Lanka reopened to foreign tourists on Thursday after a nearly 10-month pandemic closure that cut deeply into the Indian Ocean island nation’s lucrative travel industry.