UN assessments show that nearly 1.8 million people—about 8 percent of the population—remain affected. Over 1.2 million of ...

Mayor Chandrasiri Wijenayake stated that pavement hawking within the Kandy Municipal Council (MC) limits will be banned from January 1.

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Tension has been growing between the two communities in Sri Lanka over the past year, with some hardline Buddhist groups accusing Muslims of forcing people to convert to Islam and vandalising Buddhist ...

Charles Carmichael's grandson knows all the gravestones off by heart. There was John Spottiswood Robertson, killed by an elephant, and William Watson Mackwood, who fell off his horse on to a stake.

Joe Corcoran takes a trip to Sri Lanka's 800-year-old cultural heartland The temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka We caught glimpses into worlds as rich and inexhaustible as any grand ...

Current time and date at Vic. Resevour Kandy Airport is 01:51:00 AM (+0530) on Monday, Dec 22, 2025 Looking for information on Vic. Resevour Kandy Airport, Kandy, Sri Lanka? Know about Vic. Resevour ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Kandy Sport Club started the season with a bang by beating Sri Lions SC, a new entrant to division 1 rugby, in a keenly contested encounter of the 2024/24 inter-club league tournament played on Sunday ...

Animal-lovers slammed the authorities for forcing the aged elephant to participate in the Esala Perehara. Sri Lanka Friday ordered an investigation after a skeletal 70-year-old elephant was paraded at ...