In late November 2025, Cyclone Ditwah caused severe flooding and landslides across Sri Lanka’s central hill country, ...

Sri Lanka’s historic main railway runs 180 miles east from the capital, Colombo, to Badulla in the Central Highlands, and is one of the world’s great train journeys. Photograph by Mark Parren Taylor ...

CRAIGHEAD ESTATE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Arumugam Manikavalli, awakened by ferocious rain and rumbling earth, fled her home for the safety of a nearby temple on the tea estate where she works. That same ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The enchanting island of Sri Lanka has been known by many names. While under British rule for 133 years ...

Sri Lanka’s tea industry is facing severe disruptions as the ongoing military conflict in the Gulf region has adversely ...

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