The people of Batticaloa had learnt to live with a mix of religions and people. On the Christian side were the Jesuit Fathers ...

Former Eastern regional commander of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is very much in the news again. Muralitharan ...

gold and silver — the 28 beautifully carved idols are ready to be shipped for ‘Sri Kamakshi Ambal Devasthanam’ at Mayilampaveli in Batticaloa district in Sri Lanka. The idols were made at ...

On March 25, the renowned Sri Lankan social anthropologist Prof. Gananath Obeyesekere of Princeton University, passed away ...

While this remains the situation in Batticaloa in the eastern province of Sri Lanka, a new conflict has emerged in the Ampara district, particularly in Vattamadu, which falls under the jurisdiction of ...

In total contradiction to that is the arrest of Badulla District MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake ... forcing them to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) last Saturday in Batticaloa. Meanwhile, ...

The Election Commission has released the results of the overall Batticaloa District. Sajith Premadasa of NDF is leading the Batticaloa District with 238,649 (78.70%) votes. SLPP candidate Gotabaya ...

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, and Uva provinces and in ...

A few showers may occur in Hambantota, Ampara and Batticaloa districts in the morning too. Fairly heavy showers about 50 mm are likely at some places in Southern province and in Rathnapura district, ...

It has been announced that the Honourable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, will be visiting Sri Lanka soon, possibly in the coming weeks. It is also understood that the Prime Minister will ...