DEHRADUN: As monsoon rains begin to envelop Uttarakhand, a stark annual reality unfolds for 115 families residing on 'Sri ...

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Although a solo camping trip in nature sounds like you'll be totally isolated, you might actually find the experience to be ...

The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) has just updated its global database on research and experimental development (R&D) with more recent country-level data to monitor progress towards... As ...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka has recorded a major milestone in its tourism revival efforts, welcoming 1,006,097 international tourists between January 1 and May 25, 2025. The one-million mark was ...

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 ...

“Grief knows no ethnicity”, Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has said, as he vowed to ensure “lasting peace” and build a society “anchored in justice”. Mr. Dissanayake ...

Following the end of the civil war in Sri Lanka in 2009, the South Indian Film Artistes Association had reportedly urged all Indian celebrities to refrain from participating in cultural events or ...

Although not a direct party to the India-Pakistan conflict, Sri Lanka and other South Asian neighbours are significantly influenced by its ripple effects. From strategic defense postures to trade ...

A 21-year-old former cabin crew member from south London has been arrested in Sri Lanka after allegedly attempting to smuggle £1.5 million worth of cannabis into the country.

With an expansive portfolio of compositions for solo piano to her name both as composer and performer, her music has been streamed in over 170 countries and featured across numerous international ...

Sri Lanka is grappling with a deepening crisis in the coconut and palm oil industry, triggered by a severe shortage of coconuts and soaring global palm oil prices. A ban on oil palm cultivation as a ...