Sri Lanka Travel News

The country’s ex-military chief has said he plans to run for the presidency in January elections in a bid to unseat his former boss Mahinda Rajapakse. Sarath Fonseka is considered a war hero for having crushed Tamil Tiger rebels who...

Some Scarborough Buddhists are accusing the outlawed Tamil Tigers of setting their temple on fire for a second time, sending three monks fleeing to safety. Toronto Police were scouring the Maha Vihara Buddhist Meditation Centre, a Sri Lankan temple on...

Colombo, Nov 27 : A Russian built Mi-24 Sri Lankan Air Force helicopter Friday crashed in southeastern region of the island-country after an air display to mark the start of construction work of a new international airport, an Air Force...

Sri Lanka’s Election Commission on Friday announced that the Presidential elections will be held on 26 January 2010. Nominations will be accepted from 9.00 a.m to 11.00 a.m on December 17, Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake announced yesterday.

T heir keynote speaker's ejection from Canada amounted to barely a hiccup for Toronto-area Tamils, thousands of whom flocked to an annual “Martyrs' Day” commemoration of Tamil Tiger fighters who died in Sri Lanka's 26-year civil war.

Realistic changes in emission patterns are urgently required to prevent dangerous interference with the climate system and achieve the ultimate objectives of the International Conventions on environment, stated Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama during the discussions on Wednesday, regarding...

President Mahinda Rajapaksa is dedicated to bring peace and prosperity to Sri Lanka...At the same time he was dedicated to develop the country; President’s Secretary Lalith Weeratunga expressed his views joining in “Ayubovan Sri Lanka” which was telecast on Prime...

The U.N. humanitarian chief on Monday called Sri Lanka's decision to release Tamil refugees confined to government camps since the end of the country's 25-year civil war "good news" but said the United Nations is concerned about how they are...

A Tamil Canadian protester chokes back tears as she recalls a cellphone conversation she had several days ago with a cousin detained in a Sri Lankan camp holding Tamils displaced during the country's civil war. "She doesn't know where her...

Sri Lanka goes for a new state-of-the-art institute which is fully equipped with facilities for diagnosis of kidney diseases, dialysis and kidney transplant surgeries as the National Institute of Nephrology, Dialysis and Kidney Transplant at Maligawatthe was opened by President...