The country was first divided into several administrative units during the Anuradhapura era, These were the three provinces; Rajarata, Ruhuna and Malaya Rata. These were further subdivided into ...

Sri Lanka’s war-ravaged northern and eastern provinces were brought to a standstill on Tuesday by a mass hartal (strike and business closure) in protest against President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s new ...

Over 600 schools in three cyclone-affected provinces of Sri Lanka will not be reopening for the third term, and the students will be promoted without tests, the Ministry of Education said on Tuesday.

Nearly a decade after the civil war ended, war-affected provinces still lag behind the rest of the country economically. In this July 24, 2019, photo, people walk past construction sites built with ...

Untouched beaches, new instrastructure, history aplenty - Sri Lankan hoteliers are keen to show international tourists that there are upsides to holidaying in a former war zone. Jetwing chairman Hiran ...

India’s top diplomat in Colombo held talks with senior Tamil leaders during his visit to the Northern and Eastern Provinces and emphasised that achieving the legitimate aspirations of the minority ...

Sri Lanka has been receiving torrential rains for couple of weeks, with the situation being severe in the Northern and Eastern provinces, the Colombo Page reported on Sunday. In the Eastern province ...