Anura Kumara Dissanayake is sworn in as Sri Lanka's ninth executive president in a simple ceremony. The former Marxist is considered a disruptor to the old discredited political order. Anura ...

The Bhagavata Purana describes seven ancient continents called Sapta-Dvipa: Jambu, Plaksha, Salmala, Kusha, Krauncha, Saka, and Pushkara. Each continent is surrounded by unique oceans such as ...

Ollie Pope made a timely return to form as he brought up his seventh century for England to inject a spark into an otherwise gloomy first day of the third Test at the Kia Oval. Pope (103no ...

As Sri Lanka goes to polls on September 21, one of the country’s top concerns remains the 2022 economic crisis and its impact. Thirty-eight candidates are contesting. None of them are women.

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The man who is considered the heir apparent to the powerful Rajapaksa family in Sri Lanka will contest the ...

A frontrunner in the September 21 presidential vote, Dissanayake’s party, the JVP, twice fought violent battles to overthrow the very Sri Lankan state that he now wants to run. Anura Kumara ...

India and Sri Lanka each clinched three gold medals on the first day of the junior South Asian Athletics Championship held in Chennai. Abhinaya Rajarajan shattered the meet record in women's 100m ...

For Sri Lanka, the commencement of granting free on-arrival visas to tourists from 38 countries, including India, can only be implemented in October as it needs parliamentary approval, Minister of ...

Sri Lanka has defeated England by eight wickets at The Oval, claiming its first Test win on English soil for 10 years. That Sri Lankan victory meant the three-match series ended 2-1 to England ...

Sri Lanka regained its preferential trade status under the European Union’s Generalized System of Preferences Plus, enabling many of its firms to export products, including its top export ...

A selloff in Sri Lanka dollar bonds intensified on Monday as investors reduced their country exposure over rising political uncertainties before elections later this month. The country’s dollar ...

Sri Lankans will elect a new executive president on September 21. While choosing a leader to govern the country for the next five years is their sovereign right, it’s widely understood that ...