I mount a silver vintage 1930s Singer bike to explore Polonnaruwa, a surreal awe-inspiring ancient city in the dry zone where troops of Toque monkeys have taken over the once thriving kingdom. An ...

Lashed by record rains and floods, Polonnaruwa is one vast scene of devastation. Reporters Yasasmin Kaviratne and Prageeth Sampath Karunatilleka visit the disaster areas POLONNARUWA: Four days after ...

If you're in Kandy it's easy to feel a little underwhelmed by the "ancient cities" of Sri Lanka. It's pleasant enough, set around a lovely lake and with an interesting and important temple that ...