This photo essay provides a glimpse of the working life of nattami, labourers exclusively involved in transporting goods ...

Located in the Pettah neighbourhood of Colombo, the Doric-style church was completed in 1757 and is still in use as a Protestant parish today. Take a break from the urban clamour of Colombo with a ...

St JOHN’S FISH MARKET PETTAH --Colombo’s skyline and landscape is changing, but slowly and the slowness indicates the pace of development in comparison to some other cities of the region which are far ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that public transport systems – buses, highways and train services – will be developed and renovated both in urban and rural areas of the country, considering i ...

Colombo, the executive and judicial capital ... Located in the bustling Pettah area, the Jami Ul-Alfar Masjid, popularly called the Red Mosque, is an architectural delight. Towering over the ...

The Dutch remembered one of their governors – Hulft who died during the siege of Colombo, with Hulftsdorp and recalled some of their native place names like Leyden and Delft. The Dutch named Maliban ...

To address this, the police have outlined a special traffic plan covering key areas, including Pettah, Colombo Fort, Kompannavidiya, Maradana, Kollupitiya, Bambalapitiya and Cinnamon Gardens.

Seylan Bank recently improved its banking services within the area of Pettah, opening its first Trade Hub at the Pettah Branch ...