Since its inception in 2007, the Galle Literary Festival (GLF) has become a cornerstone of Sri Lanka’s English language cultural events and a beacon for literary enthusiasts. ..

Throughout my time in Sri Lanka, I learnt from our local guide, Sampath, an immense amount about the cultural importance of elephants, but being able to experience how that cultural importance ...

Sri Lanka has a new answer to toll booths -- a tax-collecting elephant. Instead of searching the car for some spare change, you must offer up a tasty snack before Raja allows you to pass.

While most people stop at toll booths to pay transport employees, in Sri Lanka an elephant has devised its own way of collecting tax from travellers. Known to locals as Raja, the elephant who is ...

A Thai elephant gifted to Sri Lanka two decades ago arrived back in its birth country on Sunday, following a diplomatic spat over the animal’s alleged mistreatment. Thai authorities had gifted ...

Foto: Steffen Kugler/dpa In Sri Lanka, dozens of people die each year because of elephants. And more elephants die because of humans. The main reason is that humans increasingly invade the habitat ...