Madulsima, a top tourist attraction

The founding father of Nuwara Eliya as a retreat and/or holiday resort with a climate akin to that of England was the British engineer Samuel Baker who, in 1846, served the then British colony of Ceylon. The Englishmen serving Sri Lanka as civil servants and planters then called the place ‘Little England’ as they could enjoy their home climate, especially during the Easter vacations,

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CHOGM, a historic wonder

The ever-evolving historical destinies of man have endowed upon Sri Lanka a scintillating moment of rare radiance. This unprecedented time-slot will dawn on our island, when we host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), here in Sri Lanka, from November 10 to 17.

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Modern-day slavery still thriving

Despite being illegal, slavery is alive and thriving.

NAIROBI - More than two centuries after slavery was outlawed, 29.8 million people globally continue to be subjected to new and diverse forms of servitude, a new index ranking 162 countries shows.

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