These are the best train trips in the world to take in 2025 and beyond
From luxury heritage routes to routine service passing through extraordinary scenery, here are 19 of our favorite rail ...
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Colombo’s R. Premadasa Stadium undergoes major lighting upgrade
Work is nearing completion on a major lighting system upgrade at R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo, one ...
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Verses for Palestine: A GLF perspective
In the heated afternoon of what the Galle Literary Festival 2025 (GLF) calls ‘The Garden Stage,’ an open-mic session quietly ...
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Independence and its Detractors: The Coming of Age after 77 Years
Rajan Philips Political Coming of Age Both the observance of Independence Day and its erstwhile detractors would seem to have come of age at last, after 77 years. Tongue in cheek commentators have ...
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Japan grants Rs. 565 million to ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ project
Under Japan’s Economic and Social Development Programme, a grant of 300 million Japanese Yen (approximately LKR 565 million) ...