Explore how multiculturalism shaped Singaporean identity through personal stories and the Founders' Memorial exhibition, ...

Whistling was never meant to belong in the classical arena. It was a sound associated with impatience, mischief, or ...

More than 1,200 landslides were recorded in two provinces in Sri Lanka following Cyclone Ditwah in late November, resulting in crisis evacuations to safeguard vulnerable populations. Most of the ...

Sources: Data provided by the Sri Lankan authorities; and IMF staff estimates. 1/ Colombo CPI. 2/ Cash basis, excluding accrued but not paid interest. 3/ Comprising central government debt, publicly ...

The U.S. sent military aircraft and personnel to Sri Lanka and pledged $2 million to assist recovery efforts after a devastating tropical cyclone hit the island nation last month. Heavy rains from ...

Disaster-hit Sri Lanka has unveiled a major compensation package to rebuild homes damaged by a deadly cyclone, even as the island prepared on Saturday for further landslides and flooding. The ...

Numbered white cards placed alongside the bones mark how many skeletons have been found since digging began in May of this year, reviving decades-old allegations of wartime atrocities and cover-ups.

Torrential downpours and high winds struck large parts of the island nation as Cyclone Ditwah churned northwest toward India. By Pamodi Waravita and Mujib Mashal Pamodi Waravita reported from Colombo, ...

Tens of thousands of civilians died amid Sri Lanka’s defeat of separatists in 2009. Some Israeli military strategists see it as a campaign to be emulated. For many people around the world, the memory ...

Sri Lanka is to take out a yuan-denominated loan equivalent to $500 million to resume a stalled highway project, according to the president’s senior economic adviser. The construction of Sri Lanka’s ...

COLOMBO, September 9, 2025—Sri Lanka has made remarkable strides in stabilizing its economy, undertaking one of the largest fiscal adjustments in its history—equal to nearly 8 percent of GDP over ...

The ex-leader, Ranil Wickremesinghe, was arrested amid government investigations into widespread bribery and graft. By Pamodi Waravita and Anupreeta Das A former Sri Lankan president who helped to ...