he ancient capital of Sri Lanka, the city of Polonnaruwa, the seat of great kings, will awaken to ancient glory once again with the completion of as many as 170 projects under the President ...

Former Sri Lankan ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga and 45 Ukrainian tourists visited a number of Buddhist sites in Polonnaruwa yesterday. The group was greeted by officers of the Central ...

Polonnaruwa was the second capital of Sri Lanka after the destruction of Anuradhapura in 993. It comprises, besides the Brahmanic monuments built by the Cholas, the monumental ruins of the fabulous ...

It is reported that there are plans to hand over new sand mining corridors to remove sand from an area below the Polonnaruwa Manampitiya bridge (the place where the old bridge is located). A letter ...

The 'Pulathisi' Intercity Express Train, an S13 luxury train which was added to the Sri Lanka Railways newly commenced operations today (Sept.12) from Colombo to Polonnaruwa. President Maithripala ...

The chronicles mention Polonnaruwa (Pulaththinagara in Pali) long before its advent as the capital of the country. We come across it in the Culavamsa in connection with the reigns of Aggabodhi IV and ...

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena (2nd R), Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne (1st R) and Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Cheng Xueyuan (2nd L) attend a groundbreaking ceremony to launch the ...