The country was first divided into several administrative units during the Anuradhapura era, These were the three provinces; Rajarata, Ruhuna and Malaya Rata. These were further subdivided into ...

past 131 years, in disregard of ecological, demographic, economic and political transformations. What prevails now is an archaic and outmoded design that catered to different needs and bureaucratic ...

Sri Lanka’s upcountry geography has changed in certain areas due to landslides triggered by cyclone Ditwah, warranting revision of the land-use map series in view of several areas severely, Surveyor ...

Colombo : Ballotting began Saturday to elect members of three provincial councils, including the Tamil-majority Northern Province, in Sri Lanka.

COLOMBO: Perhaps because of the visit of the Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna this month, and also the upcoming meeting of the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva in March, the Lankan ...

When Denuwarage Kusumalatha (54) saw flood water reach her doorstep in the wee hours of Nov. 29, it was already too late. A ...

Sri Lanka Cricket secretary Nishantha Ranatunga has said two more provinces will be added to the Sri Lanka Premier League after the first few seasons. Seven provinces will be a part of the first ...

Sri Lanka has been receiving torrential rains for couple of weeks, with the situation being severe in the Northern and Eastern provinces, the Colombo Page reported on Sunday. In the Eastern province ...