As part of its ongoing efforts to promote the islands of Seychelles to global audiences, the Seychelles Tourism Department, ...

A police head constable in Chennai was suspended after he was caught stealing 1,500 in cash from a Sri Lankan Tamil man who attempted to flee when stopped for frisking. The incident highlights issues ...

The Colombo stock market yesterday concluded a shortened week on a high note with sharp gains in indices and a surge in ...

Israeli authorities eased a travel warning for Sri Lanka on Wednesday, some three weeks after cautioning tourists at a popular beach town of an imminent terrorist threat. The National Security Council ...

Tourism in Sri Lanka is one of the largest income earners. The tourism trade also contributes hugely to the country by ...

“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...

Sri Lankans are voting in a parliamentary election that's key for their new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his ...

NDB Bank recently organised a beach clean-up initiative at Kapumgoda Beach, Pamunugama, as part of the Bank’s “Adopt a Beach” project. This event, held in partnership with Clean Ocean Force Lanka, is ...

All eyes are on the general elections in Sri Lanka as the campaign for the polls has ended. The island nation has now moved into a silent period, during which all campaign activities are prohibited ...

Bam! An immense wall of water hits me in the chest, knocking the breath from me and forcing me backwards, off my feet. A ...

With over 16,000 miles of coastline, Australia isn’t short of incredible beaches. We take a look at some of the best, whether ...

Sri Lanka is an ideal place to learn to surf all year round – the meditative crash of breaking waves can be heard on every ...