Sri Lanka has turned to India for help as fuel supplies came under strain due to the West Asia conflict. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said he had spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier ...

Buddhists and Hindus in Sri Lanka marked their New Year on Tuesday. As residents in the capital Colombo celebrated, a war ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. COLOMBO — Amid the hustle and bustle of Pettah, one of the busiest marketplaces in the Colombo district, Sri Lanka’s commercial region, Sandya ...

A nation’s future is shaped not only by its economic policies or technological progress, but by the historical consciousness of its people—especially its younger generation. Education is the most ...

COLOMBO – Sri Lanka on April 6 raised prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by nearly a quarter, blaming higher global prices triggered by the Iran war. As well as gas, Sri Lanka also imports all of ...

Over 200 Iranian crew members from two warships who were rescued by Sri Lanka have been sent back to their homeland, ‌a top official said on Wednesday. Asia Pacificcategory· April 9, 2026 Sri Lanka ...

Excerpted with permission from the publisher Colombo: Port of Call | Colonial History of Sri Lanka | Colombo as a Global Port of Empire, Travel, Trade and Global Sea Routes, Ajay Kamalakaran, ...

The accompanying protests toppled the once-powerful president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was accused of mismanagement and corruption. But the Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) that led the "Aragalaya", or ...

Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera on Saturday had raised objections over the presence of Sri Lanka’s Deputy Consul General for South India, Ganesanathan Ketheeswaran, at an event in Vaithikuppam, ...

Regressive government policies and inadequate social protection left many Sri Lankans at risk from the worst effects of the country’s economic crisis. A US$3 billion bailout from the International ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s government made some efforts to stabilize the economy and address inequality in access to public services, but made little progress in implementing human rights ...