A sight so common but very dear and still admired is Colombo's Galle Face Green. In the early morning rush...

Jeya Ratnam The National Zoological Gardens, a mile or two south of Colombo's city limits, is one of Asia's most...

Lal Anthonis For a little island only 140 by 270 miles, Sri Lanka has a fascinating variety of wild terrain....

For the majority of tourists coming through Colombo, casinos are likely to be an afterthought. Mostly tourists come to Sri...

Rodney Jonklaas The Dutch if you must know, decided to invade Ceylon, as it was then called, in the latter...

Maureen Seneviratne The concept of a "Wishing Tree" that gives good things to those who need and deserve them is...

Stanley Welgampola Sedately seated amidst the placid waters of Colombo's Beira Lake is an imposing structure of Oriental architecture which...

If a country's worth can be measured in terms of a healthy and active banking sector, then the prognosis must...

Maureen Seneviratna Lace the delicate, flimsy, gossamer dream of those who design bridal trousseaus. The lining and edging on furnishings...

Logan Beardsley The people begin to gather by Kandy's famous lake from morning. Whole families, sometimes the population of entire...