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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka’s tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing 21 people and injuring 35 others, a police spokesman said. The accident ...
Among the dead are two Air Force and four special forces soldiers. A military helicopter crashed into a reservoir in Sri Lanka on Friday, killing six armed forces personnel. Sri Lanka Air Force ...
The archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka, announced this week that the 167 Catholics killed in the Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombings in 2019 will be included on the list of “Witnesses of Faith ...
Fifties from Harshita Samawickrama and Nilakshi de Silva helped Sri Lanka defeat India by three wickets in fourth match of the women's ODI tri-series at the R Premadasa Stadium on Sunday.
India and Sri Lanka also concluded their debt restructuring process, Foreign Secretary Misri said. Sri Lanka owes about $1.36 billion in loans to EXIM Bank of India and State Bank of India ...
Prime Minister Modi’s three-day visit to Sri Lanka fostered stronger bilateral ... received from a foreign government. The medal’s design reflects shared values: the Dharma Chakra for Buddhist ...
PM Modi received a ceremonial welcome at the Independence Square, where he was received by Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Sri ...
Author is an art historian, filmmaker and photographer. One of the greatest examples of cultural sharing in the world, is the spread of Buddhism from India to Sri Lanka. The Island of Sri Lanka ...
There’s also more appreciation internationally these days for the art and design that have emerged from Sri Lanka’s unique circumstances over time, from the Tropical Modernism style of the ...
In the coastal town of Ahangama, Olive Yu Jewellery, cofounded by Kate Becker, creates handcrafted accessories with natural gemstones like Sri Lankan sapphires and tourmalines. The pieces ...
No more monkeys jumping on the power grid! A countrywide power outage that left many stuck without cool air during a sweltering hot day in Sri Lanka has been blamed on a rogue monkey who climbed ...
Sri Lanka Design Festival (SLDF) 2024 highlights the economic impact of the creative industries through an extensive programme that showcases the craftsmanship and innovation behind the event.