Shakespeare's celebrated play The Tempest will be staged in a Sinhala adaptation titled Hansa Geethaya at the Tower Hall Theatre, Maradana, on Sunday, September 7 at 6:30 p.m.

The works of the late newspaper editor, radio-television journalist, author and former Parliament interpreter Gunadasa Liyanage are being showcased to the public at a month-long exhibition.

Fifteen people have been killed in Sri Lanka after a passenger bus veered off a 1,000ft cliff. A further 16 people have been injured, including five children, a police spokesman said. The crash took ...

Ranil Wickremesinghe made history in Sri Lanka by becoming the first ever ex-president to be arrested. He is facing charges for alleged misuse of public funds. The arrest of former Sri Lankan ...

Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, recently jailed and charged with misusing government funds, was admitted to the ICU due to severe dehydration and pre-existing conditions like ...

Sri Lanka is among the closest foreign countries we have, and historically, we have been very involved with it. If the Cholas conquered it, the Lankan kings aligned with the Pandyas and later joined ...

The FMCG arm of Reliance Industries, Reliance Consumer Products (RCPL), in collaboration with Ceylon Cold Stores (manufacturer and distributor of the Elephant House brand), has introduced the iconic ...

Sri Lanka’s Parliament has voted to fire the country’s police chief for misconduct and gross abuse of power in the island’s first impeachment of an inspector general. Lawmakers on Tuesday voted to ...

Sri Lanka has announced plans to waive visa fees for British travellers in a bid to boost tourism. Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath reportedly confirmed that tourists from 33 new countries, including ...

When Amba Yaalu Kandalama first made headlines as Sri Lanka’s first hotel fully managed and staffed by women, the internet did what it does best: half-applauded, half snickered. The concept was hailed ...

Sri Lanka 485 (Nissanka 187, Kamindu 87, Nayeem 5-121, Mahmud 3-74) and 72 for 4 (Nissanka 24, Taijul 3-23) drew with Bangladesh 495 (Mushfiqur 163, Shanto 148, Litton 90, Asitha 4-86, M Rathnayake ...

Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power (NPP) government, led by the charismatic President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, entered office in late 2024 at a turning point in the country’s economic history. Sri ...