A rare exposition of the sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha began on Friday in Sri Lanka's central town of Kandy after a gap of 16 years, according to an official statement. The event will continue ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is ... attempting to bring cannabis into Sri Lanka from Thailand, authorities said.

Sri Lanka seamer Kasun Rajitha has joined Essex on a five-match deal for the Rothesay County Championship. The right-armer has 18 Test caps, with 55 wickets at 29.58, and returned a career-best 5 ...

None of their batters crossed the 40-run mark. Sri Lanka's Tharindu Ratnayake and Dushan Hemantha starred with the ball, picking up four wickets each to bowl them out at 219 in 44.5 overs.

The death of 25-year-old Sathsara Nimesh has triggered protests and accusations of police brutality in Sri Lanka. Nimesh's mother believes he was beaten to death. Sathsara Nimesh is not the first ...

The 16-man Sri Lanka ‘A’ squad led by national cap Sadeera Samarawickrema left the island last afternoon for the upcoming Tri-Nation One Day Series in the United Arab Emirates, beginning April 13. The ...

Eshan Malinga is a young 24-year-old pacer from Sri Lanka. He made his debut for the Sri Lankan national side this year, in 2025, against New Zealand in Wellington. He has experience playing in ...

The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, in collaboration with the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Japan and the Sri Lankan Business Community in Japan, is proud to announce Sri Lanka’s participation in Expo ...

The Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, His Excellency Paul Stephens, paid a courtesy call on the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), at his office in Colombo ...

Photograph: Thilina Kaluthotage/Reuters "While there was initially concern that the NPP* government would lean closer towards China, India's engagement with Sri Lanka has been steadily growing ...

In a historic first for Sri Lanka, a “defence pact” was signed last week by President AKD with Prime Minister Modi of India, to the surprise of the people of Sri Lanka who had no inkling that such a ...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake confers the ‘Mithra Vibhushana Medal,’ Sri Lanka’s highest honor to foreign leaders, on India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the latter ...