Colombo: The High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka on Thursday handed over IT equipment and related accessories to the ...
Sri Lanka’s well-recognized village tank cascade systems, ancient irrigation structures that interconnect small tanks for rainwater-reliant cultivation, are a remarkable adaptation and mitigation ...
It gives me great pleasure to write a few words about the book written by Ranjan Chinthaka Mendis, entitled “An Invisible History of Early Sri Lanka”. I warmly congratulate Chinthaka Mendis, a ...
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Ancient Sri Lanka's gift to the modern world

SriLanka, May 30 -- Across Sri Lanka during the Vesak season, roadside constructions appear almost overnight. Beneath temporary roofs decorated with lanterns and Buddhist flags, people are welcomed ...
In the city of Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka stands an engineering monument built more than 1,700 years ago and considered the third largest human-made structure on Earth. Anuradhapura, an ancient city in ...
The history of the spice trade conjures up exotic images of caravans plying the Silk Road in storied antiquity as well as warfare between European powers vying for control of what, pound for pound, ...
Sri Lanka is full of unforgettable views, from ocean sunsets and palm beaches to mountain valleys, waterfalls, ancient rock fortresses, and green tea country. The island offers a beautiful balance ...
Ancient hunter-gatherers from Sri Lanka’s western rainforests used a quartz-containing “flexible toolkit” to hunt small mammals, new research shows. The researchers discovered South Asia’s oldest ...
In the agricultural heartland of Sri Lanka, farmers are struggling with health issues, rising prices, and shifting climates. Could regenerative cotton offer a solution?