President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his Thai Pongal message, underlined the festival’s deep cultural and spiritual ...

Rice shortages in Sri Lanka have disrupted the Hindu Thai Pongal celebrations, hindering the preparation of traditional ...

(250114) -- COLOMBO, Jan. 14, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People light oil lamps in a temple during the festival of Thai Pongal in ...

In response to growing concerns over the scarcity of red rice in the local market, Minister of Trade Wasantha Samarasinghe ...

The people in the North celebrated Thai Pongal festival on a grand scale. Ceremonies were held at the Hindu Kovils in Jaffna, ...

With food, a savory, daal-based dish called “Pongal” marks the tradition, symbolizing prosperity. Its sweet counterpart, ...

The traditional Thai Pongal festival, a celebration of the harvest, was observed at the Prime Minister’s Office on January 14 ...

Kaya Daluwatte, Sri Lanka’s number one female golfer, has established her position as one of the brightest young talents in the ...

A bright comet could be visible in skies across the globe over the coming days for the first time in 160,000 years. Nasa said the future brightness of a comet is “notoriously hard” to predict, but ...

“Derana CloseUp Music Video Awards 2024”, the only award ceremony celebrating Sri Lanka’s music video industry, was held recently with much glitz and glamour. MORE..

A diary entry of a North Korean soldier deployed to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war has revealed how Pyongang's troops are being used as "drone bait", as "cannon fodder" in the brutal war. Wall ...

South Korea's Constitutional Court adjourned the opening session of the impeachment trial of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol within minutes on Tuesday, after the embattled leader did not attend ...