Sinhalese people
Sri Lanka Signs Deal On Port With China
Sri Lanka has signed a $1.1bn (£837m) deal with China for the control and development of the southern deep-sea port of...
Sri Lanka To Sign China Port Deal Despite Protests
Sri Lanka will proceed with the billion-dollar sale of a deep sea port to China despite protests in an effort to slash...
Ranatunga Seeks Probe Into 2011 World Cup Defeat
Former Sri Lanka skipper Arjuna Ranatunga on Friday demanded an investigation into the country's 2011 World Cup final...
Sri Lanka Opens Landmark Inquiry Into 2012 Jail Massacre
Sri Lanka announced Thursday a long-awaited investigation into the massacre of 27 prisoners that became a symbol of the...
Sri Lankan Cricket Captain Mathews Resigns After Zimbabwe Defeat
Sri Lankan cricket captain Angelo Mathews has stepped down amid intense criticism over his side's series defeat to...
Sri Lanka Monks Vow To Resist Deal With Tamil Minority
Sri Lanka's hardline monks on Monday broadened a growing campaign by the Buddhist clergy against the government,...
India To Play Tests, ODIs and T20s On Sri Lanka Tour
Sri Lanka and India will play three Tests, five one-day internationals and one T20 in their first series involving all...
Former AFP Journalist’s Murderer Gets Death Sentence
Sri Lanka's High Court handed the death sentence Wednesday to a labourer who was found guilty of murdering former...
Nic Pothas Promoted To Sri Lanka Interim Coach
Sri Lanka on Tuesday placed the national cricket team in the charge of fielding coach Nic Pothas before finding a...
Ford Steps Down As Sri Lanka Cricket Coach
Sri Lanka's cricket coach Graham Ford has quit, officials said Saturday, midway through a 45-month contract and just...
Jayawardene Pulls Out of Lancashire Cricket Stint
Sri Lanka great Mahela Jayawardene has withdrawn from his planned spell with Lancashire during English county cricket's...
Sri Lanka Vows Tougher Laws After Wave of Hate Crimes
Sri Lanka's prime minister Wednesday promised tougher legislation to deal with hate crimes after an upsurge in attacks...
Sri Lanka Vows Tougher Laws After Wave of Hate Crimes
Sri Lanka's prime minister Wednesday promised tougher legislation to deal with hate crimes after an upsurge in attacks...
Sangakkara Inspired Sri Lanka Stunner
Angelo Mathews says an inspirational session in the nets with Kumar Sangakkara laid the foundations for Sri Lanka's...
Sri Lanka’s Mathews Says No Pressure Ahead of India Clash
Anelo Mathews insists there is no pressure on Sri Lanka in their crucial Champions Trophy clash against India on...
Proteas Eager To Maintain Sri Lanka Run In ICC Champions Trophy
South Africa begin their Champions Trophy challenge at the Oval on Saturday by taking on a Sri Lanka side against whom...
Sri Lanka Pressed Over Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes
Sri Lanka-based Western diplomats Thursday urged Colombo to investigate a wave of anti-Muslim violence in the...
Jayawardene Named Coach of Bangladesh League Team
Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene was Friday named as the head coach of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL)...
Sri Lanka’s Firebrand Buddhist Monk Goes Into Hiding
A controversial Sri Lankan Buddhist monk linked to a wave of hate attacks targeting the country's Muslim minority has...