Agriculture Ministry secretary D.P. Wickramasinghe said the crop pest numbers were required to devise wildlife management measures. He said his ministry initiated the census, as these selected animals ...

The Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Places of Unlawful Detention and Torture ...

In 2021, the Sri Lankan Army became the unlikely vanguard of a supposed green revolution, resulting in a radical redefinition ...

Sri Lanka carried out a nationwide census Saturday of nuisance wildlife, including monkeys and peacocks, in a bid to prepare ...

Colombo’s selection of partners for weapons and training will be a significant strategic decision for the NPP government, ...

In April 1971, there occurred the JVP insurrection which assumed significant proportions in the Ampara district. Rohana Wijeweera, the leader of the JVP at the time, had been arrested in Ampara, at ...

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 ...

Night - Partly cloudy with a 28% chance of precipitation. Winds variable. The overnight low will be 77 °F (25 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 88 °F (31.1 °C) and a 55% chance of ...

Colombo District Court Judge Sandun Vithana, yesterday dismissed a Plaint filed by Deputy Principal, Mahanama Vidyalaya, Colombo 3 against the office-bearers of the Sri Lanka Schools Cricket ...

Just off the popular beaches of southern Sri Lanka, a design-forward lifestyle district is flourishing, inspired by heritage crafts and Dutch colonial roots.