President Dissanayake expressed contempt for the poor and threatened workers who fight for their social rights, as he ...

Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country earlier this week, has formally resigned, the parliamentary speaker confirmed Friday, capping off a chaotic 72-hours in the crisis-hit ...

Sri Lanka’s seas are generous. From the glittering yellowfin and skipjack that fuel the tuna industry to succulent shrimp and colourful ornamental fish, the island’s marine harvests are a cornerstone ...

In this picture taken on June 3, 2023, a wild elephant eats rubbish mixed with plastic waste at a dump in Ampara, Sri Lanka - Copyright AFP ISAAC LAWRENCE In this ...

The Sri Lanka Animal Welfare Association has warned that the number of street dogs in the country had increased to between ...

The much-anticipated Budget Seminar 2026, organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka), ...

Staff at Media Empowerment for a Democratic Sri Lanka never expected their small initiative to become the target of the kind of fake news it had actively worked to fight against. This story was ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. COLOMBO — Mahalingam Kanapathi set off from his hometown of Beruwala in southwestern Sri Lanka in May 2021. Less than a month later, and nearly ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) Â For years, authorities in Sri Lanka have tried to rid the Indian Ocean island nation of illegal drugs, even attempting to lift a decades-old moratorium on the death penalty ...

Heart-wrenching images of revered elephants and cattle eating plastic in Sri Lanka have prompted politicians to toughen pollution laws, but sceptical conservationists warn past bans were repeatedly ...