In 1863, it was converted into The Oriental Hotel for passengers travelling between Sri Lanka and Europe looking for a spiffy layover. As Colombo rose in popularity, the once filled-to-the-brim hotel ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power Party won at least 123 of the 225 seats in parliament, according to ...

Sri Lanka began counting votes cast on Thursday in a snap general election that will decide if the Indian Ocean island nation ...

The NPP obtained an unprecedented two-thirds majority in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary elections, benefitting massively from the opposition’s inertia and lack of imagination.

Lasith Embuldeniya will return after more than two years away from test cricket after being selected in Sri Lanka’s squad to play two test matches in South Africa starting later this month.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake retained the key finance minister portfolio and reappointed Harini Amarasuriya ...

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka votes Thursday (Nov 14) in a second national election in as many months with a deeply divided opposition struggling to recover from a crushing defeat at presidential polls.

including popular terrorist locations in Arugam Bay and the south and west coastal areas of Sri Lanka.” Israelis remaining in the country were advised to go to Colombo, where there were more ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake ruling alliance secured a landslide win in Sri Lanka’s November 14 general elections, shattering records of strong governments of the past and making history ...

Sri Lankan President's Coalition Wins Big Majority in General Election By Uditha Jayasinghe and Sudipto Ganguly COLOMBO (Reuters ... and indicates that Sri Lanka is in sync on moving ahead ...

Sri Lanka haven’t won a match yet, while India haven’t found their batting best form before their Group A match. Jayasuriya takes on the role permanently after overseeing the men’s national ...