India’s move to name the Jaffna Cultural Centre after the Tamil poet-philosopher, Thiruvalluvar, is a symbolic gesture by New Delhi to reinforce the unbreakable bond with Sri Lanka. When ...

Authorities conducted autopsies on Monday after the deaths of two foreign tourists who died earlier this month while ...

Two tourists have died from suspected pesticide poisoning after their hostel in Sri Lanka was fumigated for bedbugs, Britain’s PA Media news agency has reported. Ebony McIntosh, a 24-year-old ...

A top-level Chinese delegation led by China’s minister in charge of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission will visit Sri Lanka from February 19 to 23. The delegation head, Minister Pan Yue, will hold ...

Australia and Sri Lanka face off in the second and final Test in Galle this afternoon, less than a week after the first Test ended at the same venue. Reigning champions Australia have already ...

A new research paper was published in Aging (Aging-US) on November 27, 2024, in Volume 17, Issue 1, titled "Neurocognitive disparities: investigating ethnicity and mental health in rural aging adults.

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Health Tips: Tulsi, also known as holy basil and winter superfood Amla, known by the name Indian gooseberry, held a significant place in Ayurveda for centuries due to ...

Monkey causes nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka A man waits for customers at a dimmed footwear shop during a nationwide power outage in Galle on Feb 9, 2025. (Photo: AFP/Ishara S Kodikara) ...

Sri Lanka declared bankruptcy in 2022 and halted repayments on some repayments on some US$83 billion in domestic and foreign loans. In November 2023, Sri Lanka reached an agreement with China ...

This photo essay provides a glimpse of the working life of nattami, labourers exclusively involved in transporting goods ...

Sinopec, China's state-owned and largest oil refiner, signed an agreement with Sri Lanka's energy ministry to invest $3.7 billion in a state-of-the-art oil refinery with a capacity of 200,000 ...

In the Netherlands, it’s 96 per cent. Only 83 per cent of Canadians have a regular health care provider, meaning that approximately 5.4 million people don’t have ready access to primary care.