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KANDY, Sri Lanka -- The island of Sri Lanka wears many crowns. Celebrated as one of the world's most beautiful places, it also bears the scars of civil war, economic collapse and political upheaval. [1]

GALLE, Sri Lanka -- Just 129 kilometers south of Colombo, Galle feels a world away from Sri Lanka's commercial capital and largest city. [2]

March, the most difficult month for Tamils in Mannar Mannar (AsiaNews) – Threats, armed attacks, bombs, forced transfers and last but not least bad weather have sorely tested the residents of the diocese of Mannar in Sri Lanka in the month of March. [3]

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LifeSri Lankan chefs cook up an international audience The island's unique cuisine is steadily acquiring a global profile An assortment of spices and other basic ingredients needed for a typical Sri Lankan Sinhalese meal, as presented by Viran Perera... [5]

GANANGOLLA, Sri Lanka -- A palm-fringed gravel road leads into Ganangolla, a village of around 400 homes in the north-central Sri Lankan district of Polonnaruwa. [6]

COLOMBO -- Sri Lankans are struggling to secure enough food to eat amid the worst economic crisis since the country gained independence in 1948. [7]

COLOMBO -- On a Saturday evening, as rain lashed a grimy, working-class neighborhood in Sri Lanka's capital, a stream of women braved the storm to head into a Buddhist temple. (confirmed by 2 sources) [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-02-14 · 49% match

Road-tripping Sri Lanka: Two weeks of delightful detours

KANDY, Sri Lanka -- The island of Sri Lanka wears many crowns. Celebrated as one of the world's most beautiful places, it also bears the scars of civil war, economic collapse and political upheaval.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-11-01 · 44% match

Footloose in Galle: Cultures collide on Sri Lanka's south coast

GALLE, Sri Lanka -- Just 129 kilometers south of Colombo, Galle feels a world away from Sri Lanka's commercial capital and largest city.

[3] MM asianews.it · 61% match

March, the most difficult month for Tamils in Mannar

March, the most difficult month for Tamils in Mannar Mannar (AsiaNews) – Threats, armed attacks, bombs, forced transfers and last but not least bad weather have sorely tested the residents of the diocese of Mannar in Sri Lanka in the month of March.

[4] MM asianews.it · 56% match translated from es

El Papa confirmó la visita apostólica a Sri Lanka y Filipinas

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[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-09-01 · 51% match

Sri Lankan chefs cook up an international audience

LifeSri Lankan chefs cook up an international audience The island's unique cuisine is steadily acquiring a global profile An assortment of spices and other basic ingredients needed for a typical Sri Lankan Sinhalese meal, as presented by Viran Perera

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-10-30 · 50% match

Divide and conquer: Sri Lankan strongman plots an election return

GANANGOLLA, Sri Lanka -- A palm-fringed gravel road leads into Ganangolla, a village of around 400 homes in the north-central Sri Lankan district of Polonnaruwa.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-08-10 · 47% match

Sri Lanka crisis threatens food security for millions

COLOMBO -- Sri Lankans are struggling to secure enough food to eat amid the worst economic crisis since the country gained independence in 1948.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-08-23 · 46% match

Sri Lanka enters a new era of post-pandemic austerity

COLOMBO -- On a Saturday evening, as rain lashed a grimy, working-class neighborhood in Sri Lanka's capital, a stream of women braved the storm to head into a Buddhist temple.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-11-16 · 46% match

Sri Lankan chefs reach out to the world

KUALA LUMPUR -- The menu at Nadodi -- a South Indian and Sri Lankan restaurant in the Malaysian capital -- features a dish named Yesterday inspired by the breakfast of day-old rice soaked in water that is often prepared in Tamil and Sinhalese homes.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2014-02-05 · 46% match

Sri Lanka hopes tourists come for the sun, stay for the slots

COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka has great beaches, wild elephants and ancient temples. But Australian gambling boss James Packer thinks the island nation needs something else if it is to reach the government's ambitious tourism goals: better casinos.

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