“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 ...

Indian tourists are the largest group visiting Sri Lanka, thanks to the country’s proximity—a quick 2.5-hour flight ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Voting begins in Sri Lanka's parliamentary election that is key for its new, Marxist-leaning president.

Rice and coconut are not directly and traditionally price controlled items ...

As part of this effort, the introduction of the 186-mile Pekoe Trail at the end of 2023 seeks to offer a unique trekking ...

A tea company has been awarded the King's Award in Sustainable Development for its work helping to improve lives of people ...

The UK has become Sri Lanka’s second-biggest tourism market, second only to neighbouring India, according to chairman of the ...

A failure to engage with Tamil demands for justice, accountability, and autonomy will ultimately prevent Dissanayake from ...

Chanu Nimesha is contesting Sri Lanka's parliamentary election on Thursday as the first openly transgender candidate, hoping ...

Plans to increase plantation of vanilla, coffee and pepper For the first time in the leisure industry, a trendsetter in the ...

Sri Lanka has earned a global reputation for its high-quality ... to the processing and tasting that define its unique flavours, the country's tea industry is a way of life. Our France 2 colleagues ...

OPINION- My adopted country of Sri Lanka recently held presidential elections. While I lived there, from 2002 to 2016, Chandrika Kumaratunga was president (1994-2005).