Jayampathy Wickramaratne, President’s Counsel One area of focus of the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ programme, initiated by the new ...

South Asia was once the eastern part of the Ancient Greek world, a pivotal yet little explored part of the Greek empire and ...

The stupa, pathimaghara , uposathaghara ... a female Bodhisattva was popular in Sri Lanka during the mid to late Anuradhapura Period when the Mahayana influence was at its peak in Sri Lanka, said Ama ...

“Geographically, I’d like to believe that Sri Lanka is the Clapham Junction of South Asia ... the magnum opus here is Rankoth Vehera, a colossal stupa standing about 50 metres tall. Built in the 12th ...

The ant-march of tourists up the “Lion Rock” – home to the remnants of a 5th century palace built by a Sri Lankan king with a penchant for patricide – was proof that, two years after political unrest ...

Drawn by sunshine, a wealth of historic sites such as Sigiriya and a strong pound-to-rupee conversion offering excellent value, British visitors to Sri Lanka ... shrines, stupas and the royal ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Seven Network has stepped in to secure the rights for Australia's Qantas Tour of Sri Lanka just 12 days before the first Test begins. Australian cricket fans were at risk of being plunged into ...

BEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping said relations between China and Sri Lanka faced a "historical opportunity" to foster ties, in talks with the island nation's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, speaks with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during ...