The Excise Department has released an announcement specifying the 18 days in 2025 when liquor shops and bars across Sri Lanka ...

By Rathindra Kuruwita The local council (LG) elections will be held before the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, says Commissioner General of Elections Saman Sri Rathnayake. The long overdue provincial ...

The nationwide electoral success of the anti-establishment NPP does not mean Tamil nationalism is on the decline.

They’re trampling on our graves with their boots,” said Kavitha, a Tamil woman, as the torrential rain lashing our faces ...

The Journalism Awards for Excellence 2023 celebrated a momentous milestone last Tuesday (7) as it marked 25 years of recognizing excellence in print media. Held at the Empire Ballroom of the Mount ...

The 26-year-long civil war between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE officially ended in May 2009 after claiming around 70,000 lives and displacing four times as many. Both sides committed a ...

Discover the diverse New Year celebrations around the world, from the Chinese Spring Festival and Islamic Hijri New Year to ...

The Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) was a specialised military intelligence unit of the Sri Lankan army that was ...

The traders in several areas of the upcountry yesterday demonstrated demanding the supply of adequate stocks of Nadu and Red ...

The Toda tribal community in Ooty celebrates its traditional New Year festival today. Members of the community offered ...

The Thai Pongal festival, also known as the "Harvest Festival," is observed with profound reverence by Tamil and Hindu ...

In the 1970s and 1980s, Sri Lanka became a textbook example of the security dilemmas of small states,vis-à-vis India. A series ...