Among South Asian countries, Sri Lanka usually suffers the least from conflicts between India and Pakistan, due to its island status and consequent geographic separation from the rest of South Asia.

On 27 May 2025, Lord John Hannett of Everton, UK Trade Envoy to Sri Lanka, visited the MAS Holdings’ Silueta facility in Biyagama. The visit, facilitated by the British High Commission, aimed to offer ...

Sri Lanka’s top amateur golfers Chalitha Pushpika and Reshan Algama are ready for a fresh challenge as the Nepal Amateur Open 2025 tees off from tomorrow, June 3 to 5 at the scenic Gokarna Forest Golf ...

Sri Lanka is attempting to sustain economic growth while maintaining macroeconomic stability under the IMF program it began in 2016. The government's high debt payments and bloated civil service ...

The 1 million mark was last achieved in May 2018. In 2024, Sri Lanka reached the same milestone in June. This affirms the bouncing back of the local tourism sector, one of the key foreign exchange ...

Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), which can lead to vision loss, is a “very rare” side effect of treatment with the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist semaglutide, ...

Speaking at the event, Chairperson of the John Keells Group, Krishan Balendra said, “BYD’s early success in Sri Lanka’s NEV segment reflects the strength of our partnership and our shared vision for ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — All of Pakistan's cricket games in the 50-over Women's World Cup will be in neutral Sri Lanka. India is staging the tournament from Sept. 30-Nov. 2 ...

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's customs authorities arrested on Friday (May 30) a woman and seized the largest haul of cocaine ever detected at the country's main international airport, an official said.

Illicit drug use in Sri Lanka indicates a significant shift in consumption patterns from cannabis as the predominant drug consumed, particularly by those residing in urban townships to ...

British media, including the BBC, have identified the woman as Charlotte May Lee, a former cabin crew member from London, who had flown to Sri Lanka from Thailand. She is being held in detention ...

CHARLOTTE May Lee is a 21-year-old British woman who was arrested at Colombo Airport in Sri Lanka, under serious accusations of drug smuggling. She is facing up to a year behind bars before her ...