The recently opened Pekoe Trail, which runs for more than 300km through tea plantations, villages and forests, tells the ...

Leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was elected as the President of Sri Lanka on Sunday ... and the government’s first default in its history. The results hand Dissanayake and his leftist ...

The country scored highly for its affordable childcare and strong education system. Known for its natural beauty, rich ...

Pettah-porters constitute a significant section of the Sri Lankan urban workforce, subsisting on a varied and bargained wage that depends on one’s physical stamina. They literally carry out the ...

In April 2022, the Rajapakse government declared foreign debt default, the first in the Sri Lankan history, as the country depleted its foreign reserves under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic a ...

and then to be given a guard of honour by a military force he once wanted to quit Sri Lanka. History has come full circle.

It is against this backdrop therefore that this column focuses on the evolution of Sri Lanka’s national anthem and the history of it being sung in Tamil after Independence. I shall do so with ...

The recently opened Pekoe Trail, which runs for more than 300km through tea plantations, villages and forests, tells the story of Sri Lanka's complex and chequered tea history. The sun is bright ...