For centuries, Sri Lanka has been popular with foreign travelers. Around 300BC, at the time of Alexander the Great, the ancient Greeks called the island Palaesimoundu, meaning 'beyond the sea,' and ...
COLOMBO — Cricket is more than a sport in Sri Lanka. It is woven into the country’s postindependence identity, a unifying ...
If you look at Sri Lanka on a map, you might think it’s small when you compare it to India sitting pretty nearby. Don’t let that fool you—this island has a population of 22 million and a history ...
An infant’s feeding bottle is among the items found at the Chemmani mass grave site in Sri Lanka’s Jaffna peninsula. Credit: X/Tamil Genocide Education Project Ongoing excavations at the mass grave ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Livia Hengel is a travel journalist covering Italy, Asia and beyond. Jul 16, 2024, 06:00am EDT Jul 17, 2024, 08:27am EDT Sri Lanka ...
Sri Lanka's top Buddhist prelates have urged the government to safeguard the birthplace of Buddhism in the country after it decided to withdraw military personnel deployed at the historical pilgrimage ...