COLOMBO, April 23 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka is on track to post growth of 3.5% this year, the World Bank said in its latest report on Wednesday, unchanged from its October forecast, but faces ...

For decades, Sri Lanka has lived in the shadow of its big-brother neighbour, India. It has also had its fair share of strife, wars, coups, crises and change of heads. But all of that instability ...

Sri Lanka's economy to grow 3.5% in 2025 despite US tariff headwinds, World Bank says Sri Lanka is on track to post growth of 3.5% this year, the World Bank said in its latest report on Wednesday ...

The port in Sri Lanka’s Tamil-dominated northern province is close to the Indian coastline and is being “rehabilitated” with a $61.5 million grant assistance from India.

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 ...

Have a question? You can always reach us at [email protected]. After a tumultuous few years, Colombo, Sri Lanka’s largest city, is once again beckoning tourists. Shaking off the political ...

I write about Asian economics and technology news. Supporters of Sri Lanka's newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, celebrate near the Presidential Secretariat after Dissanayake's ...

We’ve been dodging dung all morning on this cycling journey, and I can barely contain my excitement. Elephants are revered in Sri Lanka, but they’re also in decline. As I pass the mound, I get a whiff ...

The Vatican has named 167 people who died in the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka as "heroes of faith". The country's cardinal, Malcolm Ranjith, made the announcement at an event to commemorate ...

While Kenya retained the first spot in global tea exports, India surpassed Sri Lanka to take the second spot. Kenya exported over 500 Mkg of tea in 2024. In 2023, India and Sri Lanka were neck-in ...