Sri Lanka is set to reach three million tourists by 2025, as the island bounces back from its economic crisis, aiming to ...

Debt-stricken Sri Lanka has marked its 77th independence anniversary with a military parade, while the country’s newly ...

A leftist movement in Sri Lanka that took power after an economic collapse is seizing a rare opportunity to rally more women ...

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Sri Lanka’s island charm is as vivid as it is varied. With a blend of flowering spice groves, lush tea plantations and ...

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The Kandyan Convention, an agreement between the British Colonial rulers and Kandyan chiefs, was signed in 1815. ..

Standing majestically in the heart of Colombo, the Independence Commemoration Hall is a tribute to the courageous Sri Lankan ...

South Asia was once the eastern part of the Ancient Greek world, a pivotal yet little explored part of the Greek empire and ...

Odisha has a rich Buddhist heritage. Ratnagiri, part of the ‘Diamond Triangle’ of Ratnagiri, Udaygiri, and Lalitgiri, had a ...

One of the best preserved examples of ancient urban planning and a UNESCO World Heritage site, this ancient fortress is a ...

The holy city of Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka is the alleged home of a map that could unlock the secrets of the universe.