Sri Lanka's leftist president marked the anniversary of independence from Britain on Tuesday with a pledge to change the impoverished island nation's image as a "corrupt" country. Self-avowed ...

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 ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Debt-stricken Sri Lanka marked its 77th independence anniversary on Tuesday with a military parade, while the country’s newly elected president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake ...

An intruding monkey at a Sri Lankan electrical grid sub-station caused a general island-wide blackout on Sunday, government officials said. The power outage, which began around 11:30 am (0600 GMT ...

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 ...

UGC Secretary Manish Joshi advised prospective students and parents not to take admission in Ph.D. programme offered by the universities. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has barred three ...

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 ...

China committed to assisting with Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring and pledged to encourage investments in logistics, green development, and digital transformation. The two sides agreed to enhance ...

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has decided to discontinue its standard list of publications that helps researchers and academics identify journals that are credible and meet certain quality ...

The event, organized at the invitation of Priyanga Wickramasinghe, Deputy High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in India, was attended by several religious and spiritual leaders, and Lankan community ...

COLOMBO: An intruding monkey at a Sri Lankan electrical grid sub-station caused a general islandwide blackout on Sunday (Feb 9), government officials said. The power outage began around 11.30am ...