80 million this year. What was most welcome to this writer was the singing of Sri Lanka’s national anthem in Tamil also. The national anthem was sung in Sinhala at the beginning of the ceremony.

Sri Lankan Navy apprehended 14 fishermen from Rameswaram for allegedly fishing in their territorial waters, raising the total number of detained Indian fishermen to 88 this year. The apprehended ...

A high-level meeting with the fishermen associations in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province should be arranged to facilitate direct talks with the fishermen from Tamil Nadu, he added. “The Sri ...

“Glorious, blessed land” is the Sanskrit name of a little slice of Paradise on Earth - formerly known as the island of Ceylon ...

Cloudy with a high of 86 °F (30 °C). Winds WNW at 9 mph (14.5 kph). Night - Cloudy. Winds variable at 5 to 9 mph (8 to 14.5 kph). The overnight low will be 76 °F (24.4 °C). Mostly sunny today ...

Ram Setu, or Adam’s Bridge, is a 48 km long limestone shoals connecting India’s Pamban Island (Rameswaram) to Sri Lanka’s ...

The Tamil Nadu State Government and people did give moral assistance to the Sri Lankan Tamils after the 1983 ethic problems in Sri Lanka but the training of the LTTE and its main leadership came from ...

Fishermen’s associations have criticised both the central and state governments for failing to resolve the long-standing dispute over fishing rights in the Palk Strait, connection between the Indian ...

A former member of the Sri Lankan parliament from a leading Tamil party was arrested by the ‘Q Branch ... the BBC reported. MORE.. Sri Lanka Police Spokesperson SSP Buddhika Manathunga states that ...

Missing several of its biggest stars, Australia has lost its first 50-over match in Sri Lanka by 49 runs after being bowled out for just 165. Steve Smith took a superb catch midway through Sri ...

Australia's iconic spinner Nathan Lyon added another feather to his legacy when he reached the milestone of 550 wickets in Test cricket during the ongoing second match against Sri Lanka in Galle.