New Zealand has failed to clinch a Twenty20 World Cup semifinals place when it lost to England by four wickets in Colombo.

Traditional fishermen in Sri Lanka continue to protest a ban on using tractor winches in traditional beach seine fishing, saying the ban has left thousands of them out of work and deepened poverty in ...

COLOMBO, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's central bank is expected to maintain its key interest rate at 7.75% on Wednesday, a Reuters poll found, as an International Monetary Fund delegation reviews the ...

(Bangkok) – The Sri Lanka government’s proposed counterterrorism legislation includes numerous provisions similar to the current abusive law and risks facilitating the same kind of repression, Human ...

Tourist arrivals reached 2.17 million by December 11, pushing Sri Lanka past last year’s total. The bigger goal, though, was to edge closer to the 2018 peak of 2.3 million, and much will depend on how ...

Washington, DC: Mr. Evan Papageorgiou, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief for Sri Lanka issued the following statement today: "In the wake of the devastating impact and widespread ...

The devastating Cyclone Ditwah has left a trail of destruction over 25 districts in Sri Lanka and killed 474 people; among the hardest-hit are those inhabiting low-lying coastal areas and the tea ...

Numbered white cards placed alongside the bones mark how many skeletons have been found since digging began in May of this year, reviving decades-old allegations of wartime atrocities and cover-ups.

Entire areas of Sri Lanka's capital were flooded on Sunday after a powerful cyclone triggered heavy rains and mudslides across the island, with authorities reporting nearly 200 dead and dozens more ...

Rescue efforts across the nation of 23 million have been hampered by disruptions in transport and telecommunications. By Pamodi Waravita and Mujib Mashal Pamodi Waravita reported from Colombo, Sri ...

Sri Lanka closed government offices and schools Friday as the death toll from floods and landslides across the country rose to 56 while more than 600 houses were damaged, officials said. Sri Lanka ...

Sri Lanka recently reported a “fish rain,” where fish were found far from water bodies after heavy rains; but rather than falling from the sky, experts say these were amphibious fish that “walked” ...