“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...

“The NPP’s appeal is that it is a change,” said Bhavani Fonseka, senior researcher and lawyer at the Colombo-based Centre for Policy Alternatives. “This in a context when voters are frustrated and ...

Sri Lanka holds its first parliamentary elections since the victory of its outsider leftist president, in a test of his ambitious pledges to combat corruption and rewrite an unpopular International ...

Primark has unveiled its first small format store, in Portugal, which looks set to be the first of many with a second store planned in Bolton. Stores expert John Ryan visits the pint-sized Primark.

Maldivian Minister of Agriculture and Animal Welfare Aishath Rameela announced that the government is planning a temporary ban on the import of cats for commercial purposes. Speaking on the ...

SampathCards, in collaboration with Visa, further enhanced the experience of visitors at the 31st edition of Hilton Colombo’s ...

Discover the vibrant and diverse cities in Asia. Explore the rich history, traditions, and cuisines of this ancient land of ...

For our journey across Sri Lanka’s treasures, we chose Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts. Owned by Sri Lanka’s top conglomerate, John ...

is enjoying the social media buzz his nine-month-old Lanzhou beef noodle restaurant on Charles Drive in the city centre is ...

In hot, humid Asia, rain isn’t unusual, but our week in Singapore had been completely dry, so it was hard not to take it as a bad omen.A direct train from Singapore to Malaysia no longer exists, and ...

A return trip to Sri Lanka confirms Sri Lanka is a country everyone should put on their travel wish list. With a five-minute ...