The Arklow Boys Home and the Cork Girls Home are two of six homes in Sri Lanka for children who come from broken homes or are wards of court. They are an addition to the first home set up by TD ...

Sri Lanka’s Buddhist heritage is one such example. In the context of global rivalry, the island’s rich spiritual traditions and historical memory are being undermined — not only by external forces but ...

Wartime Sri Lanka World War II reached Asia’s doorstep in July 1941, when the Japanese entered the conflict, by launching a surprise attack on Pearl Harbour, Hawaii. The Japanese forces made speedy ...

Four years after a stricken cargo ship caused the largest plastic spill ever recorded, volunteers on Sri Lanka's beaches are still sifting kilograms of tiny, toxic plastic pellets from the sand ...

Sri Lanka previously introduced visa-free entry for select countries as part of a pilot project in October 2023. That initiative, initially designed for six months, was extended and expanded in phases ...

Sri Lanka’s car market largely caters to the wealthiest 5 per cent of households – around 450,000 families – with BYD now dominating the mid-range segment, according to Jafferjee.

COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan government has decided to waive visa fees for 40 additional countries to boost tourism, a senior minister said on Friday (July 25).

Supreme Court of Sri Lanka orders $1 billion compensation for MV X-Press Pearl disaster, setting environmental justice precedent.

Sri Lanka has expanded its free tourist visa policy to 40 countries, effective July 2025, as part of efforts to attract more visitors and spur economic recovery. The policy eliminates visa fees for ...

Sustaining Sri Lanka's reform momentum is critical to safeguarding the country's macroeconomic stability, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday after its staff concluded a visit to the ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission team led by Mr. Evan Papageorgiou, IMF Mission Chief for Sri Lanka, visited Colombo during July 21-25, 2025, to discuss recent macroeconomic developments ...

[COLOMBO] Sri Lanka’s highest court on Thursday (Jul 24) ordered a Singaporean shipping firm to pay US$1 billion in damages for causing the island’s worst marine pollution when its vessel sank four ...