Sri Lanka has not ratified the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol. UNHCR continues to advocate with the authorities for them to: ratify the 1951 Convention ...

An interview with a former President that led to public calls for a probe into the Batalanda Commission Report has finally ...

This story appears in the November 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine ... the capital of Sri Lanka’s Northern Province, for generations. But as the photo attests, her husband, a Tamil ...

A vision for unity and celebration Sri Lanka is a nation blessed with a rich tapestry of cultures, ethnicities, religions, ...

this black and yellow butterfly - the Sri Lanka Birdwing found only in Sri Lanka has just been named Sri Lanka’s national butterfly. Pic by Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne The declaration of a national ...

‘I cannot recall any time in the past when we had to struggle so much to get a decent harvest,” a Sri Lankan farmer told Reuters in March. “Last year, we got 60 bags from these two acres.

Ifham Nizam Sri Lanka, a country renowned for its rich biodiversity, has taken a significant step in understanding its unique ...

With Sri Lanka’s female labour force participation stagnating near 30%, Kadono argued that empowering women entrepreneurs is a national economic imperative. “When women hire, they hire women. So, ...

IMF says Sri Lanka should avoid tax exemptions and focus on passing a national budget that is in line with parameters set by the International Monetary Fund to continue with a $2.9 billion program ...