Sometimes travel gives you the funniest surprises ,like realizing dogs in Sri Lanka don’t speak English. During our stay, we ...

Monks from Buddhist organization Bodu Bala Sena (Buddhist Power Force, BBS) listen to a speech at a BBS convention in Colombo (September 28, 2014). Credit: REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte Subscribe for ads ...

An altered headline from a now-defunct Sri Lankan newspaper has resurfaced in December 2025 social media posts targeting Sri Lanka's leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, falsely claiming he sought ...

When I raise this question, one may wonder why I raise this question 64 years after Sinhala was made the Official Language of Sri Lanka by the Official Languages Act, No. 33 of 1956. The people in the ...

Sri Lanka continues to be in the grips of many high profile crises of recent origin such as the COVID–19 pandemic, chronic difficulties in servicing foreign debts, shortages of essential items such as ...

When Cyclone Ditva devastated communities across Sri Lanka, the Australian Government and people were among the first to ...

Three months after Sri Lanka was rocked by deadly anti-Muslim riots fuelled by online vitriol, Facebook is training its staff to identify inflammatory content in the country's local languages. The ...

Kottaramulla, Sri Lanka – The stench of turpentine overpowered Jiffriya Ameer as she cradled her husband’s head on her lap on the front porch of her home and watched the blood drain from the gaping ...

With just three days remaining until the start of 2026, the Government Printing Department has released the official calendar ...

Sri Lanka could face an economic crisis by the Sinhala New Year 2026, fueled by Cyclone Ditwah as it has been predicted by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, United National Party (UNP) Deputy ...

The list of the 25 best films of Sinhala cinema over the past 75 years (1947–2022), has been released. The centenary ...

Sri Lankan soldiers stand guard in front of the St Anthony's Shrine a day after it was bombed in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 22, 2019 [AP/Eranga Jayawardena] [Daylife] The attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter ...