Josh Lomen showcases the traditional craft of willowing, casting a spotlight on the impact of willow farms on the picturesque ...

A woman who survived the Indian Ocean tsunami in Sri Lanka has spent nearly 20 years helping communities rebuild from the tragedy ...

Agriculture is not merely a way of making money by raising crops; it is not merely an industry or a business; it is ...

A UNHCR project in South Sudan is building dykes to protect flood-prone farmland in Maban and supporting refugee and local ...

“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...

Integrity, transparency and the fight against corruption have to be part of the culture. They have to be taught as ...

I always dreamed about having a menu in a restaurant where you can’t choose one dish. If you want every single dish, you’re in the right place,” Larry Jayasekara tells Observer.

These brands have won the hearts of Sri Lankan consumers and are market leaders in their respective categories. With its Scan Daru Diriya programme, the company is making a profound and lasting impact ...

Sri Lanka has a 65 rupee a kilo tax on imported rice or about 220 US dollars a tonne, allowing local farmers and millers to sell rice at excessively high prices. Some of Sri Lanka’s millers have over ...

Mr Farmer made an excuse to Huntley and Carr and went outside to call Press Association photographer Andrew Parsons, who arrived a few minutes later. Huntley's behaviour "As the interview ...

A farmer suspected of electrocuting and killing a 15-year-old elephant in Parappankandal, Mannar, was arrested by wildlife officers yesterday (26). The incident came to light when a local resident ...

“Sometimes you can get different photographs by accident, and for me, it is the best moment,” says award-winning Thai street photographer Tavepong Pratoomwong, whose exhibition “Good Day, Bad Day But ...