In a bid to attract over 40% of the country’s illicit liquor drinkers into a much safer drinking culture the Department of Excise is mulling to introduce a new ‘quarter’ bottle with a lesser strength ...

The under-the-radar town of Hiriketiya in Sri Lanka has epic surfing, buzzing beach bars, and gorgeous sunsets.

A notorious gang leader in Sri Lanka was shot dead Wednesday inside a courthouse by a gunman disguised as a lawyer, the BBC reported. Gang leader Sanjeewa Kumara Samararathne, a suspect in ...

The signature Old & Smoked, made with Sri Lankan arrack, is a favorite, as is the Cherry Cherry Cola, topped with coconut foam. Dig into a selection of “Podi Plates,” including the smoked pork ...

The hotel bar specializes in arrack-based drinks, and the food menu includes babath, a tripe dish prepared with coconut and lemongrass rooted in Sri Lanka’s Malay community. Doubles start at $ ...

In a city so rich with incredible places to eat, it can be hard for some places to stand out. Not so for Mirisata, Portland’s only Sri Lankan restaurant. Since launching in 2020, this worker-owned ...

Sri Lanka is a tropical island in the Indian Ocean comprised of 48 distinct agro-ecological regions which support rich biodiversity. IUCN started operating in the country in 1988 with the ...

Days after Adani Green announced quitting from a controversial renewable energy project in Sri Lanka, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said awarding energy projects at an “excessive tariff ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Disanayake in his maiden full-year budget has not implemented the imputed rental income tax which the previous government agreed to implement from 2025, ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka will raise base salaries and net salaries of state workers and also increase pensions in stages, President Anura Disanayake said presenting the budget for 2025. The increases ...