Over 1,700 people board the Queen of the Sea express train in Sri Lanka, unaware that a wall of water is heading straight for them. This is the haunting story of the world’s deadliest rail ...

Sri Lanka Railways announced that the special trains from Colombo Fort to Kandy for the veneration of the Sacred Tooth Relic will not operate from tomorrow (24 April) until further notice, following a ...

“Come, come and eat with us!” came the cry from a family grouping eagerly tucking into rice and curry spread out on a banana ...

Sri Lanka's best cultural experiences - Planning a trip to the tropical island country of the moment? Beverley Watts has your ...

To facilitate the increasing number of devotees travelling to Kandy for the ongoing Siri Dala Wandana (public exposition of ...

PM Modi and the Sri Lankan leader also visited the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi temple at Anuradhapura and offered prayers at ...

This seamless route was disrupted in 1964, when a powerful cyclone devastated coastal Tamil Nadu. The storm, with wind speeds ...

With a view to cater to both local and foreign tourists the first ‘Calypso tourist train’ implemented by Sri Lanka Railways commenced its inaugural journey from the Nanu Oya Railway Station to the ...

The two nations had on Saturday inked several pacts, including one on defence cooperation. The Sri Lankan President had earlier on Saturday conferred on Modi the Sri Lanka Mitra Vibhushan award, ...

Two rail projects have been inaugurated in Anuradhapura, northern Sri Lanka as part of the India-Sri Lanka development partnership.

In preparation for the upcoming southwest monsoon season, the Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management Sri Lanka (A-PAD SL) carried out a successful Swift Water Search and Rescue Skill Elevation ...