If you look at Sri Lanka on a map, you might think it’s small when you compare it to India sitting pretty nearby. Don’t let ...

SLT-MOBITEL has successfully landed the SEA-ME-WE 6 (Southeast Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 6) submarine cable in Matara, ...

One inmate in Matara prison was reported dead and ten others were injured when a Bo tree within the prison premises fell on them. Injured inmates were rushed to the Matara General Hospital for ...

Current time and date at Kelaniya River Airport is 15:06:36 PM (+0530) on Monday, Dec 30, 2024 Looking for information on Kelaniya River Airport, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka? Know about Kelaniya River Airport ...

The Sri Lankan legend is on a mission to restore the island nation’s lost cricketing glory, and the results are beginning to pour in New Delhi: It’s been only two months since Sanath ...

It was a heist for the ages in Mount Maunganui as New Zealand secured an eight-run win in the first T20I, and with it took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. But more importantly it was a ...

On 27 December, the railway community in Sri Lanka as well as national-minded islanders commemorate the day on which the inaugural Ceylon Government Railway (CGR) train ran between Colombo Fort and ...

Night - Mostly clear. Winds E. The overnight low will be 75 °F (23.9 °C). Cloudy with a high of 87 °F (30.6 °C) and a 64% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 3 to 7 mph (4.8 to 11.3 kph).

COLOMBO: Twenty years after the massive Indian Ocean tsunami wreaked havoc on Sri Lanka, some survivors are still trying to pick up the pieces. Those living in poorly-constructed settlements ...

The Indian Ocean tsunami took the lives of 225,000 people (Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images) Exactly 20 years ago, the Indian Ocean tsunami changed the course of history. Shortly before ...

Once upon a time, along the Coromandel Coast of India, merchants transported more than just goods — they carried traditions, artistic expressions and beliefs that became interwoven with Sri Lanka.

Saifulbahri Ismail looks at the problems facing Sri Lanka in housing reconstruction and the worst train disaster in history, in the final part of the series commemorating 20 years after the tsunami.