Sri Lanka is coming down hard on selfies. The country's railway authorities have announced they will start arresting people taking selfies on the tracks, or in front of moving trains.

Sri Lanka's government has deployed army troops at railroad stations as railway employees continued with their strike.

A railway union strike stopped most trains across Sri Lanka on Wednesday, leaving tens of thousands of passengers to brave the few dangerously overcrowded trains that kept running or be stranded ...

Colombo (AsiaNews) - Sri Lanka's railway system - which covers about 1500 km - is in an alarming condition. Overcrowded trains and excessive delays are the order of the day.

Sri Lanka Railways is in the news for neglect and shame, and an underlying reason for this state could be political in a way. ..

The Government of Sri Lanka has opened a new railway line extension between Matara and Beliatta in the southern part of the country.

IRCON International, the engineering and construction subsidiary of Indian Railways, has signed an agreement to upgrade the 130km-long railway line in Sri Lanka. The line, which runs from Maho town in ...