Sri Lanka's government wildlife vets have gone on strike over an elephant conservation plan.

A patchy performance didn't stop New Zealand cruising to a three-wicket win over a Sri Lanka Board President's 11 overnight.

Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan will never escape the contention that he was a "chucker", writes Paul Lewis.

British-born rapper M.I.A. is the most provocative pop artist of her generation. She talks to Miranda Sawyer about being banned by YouTube and why passion and pop are inseparable.

Rating: 4/5 Verdict: From cheesy pop to extreme industrial, it's got it all

Tension on streets as supporters of former Army chief say they will fight for power.

Seven months after Sri Lanka's long and bitter civil war was brought to an end by a withering government assault, the political coalition that supported the Tamil Tigers has thrown its support behind the former army chief who crushed them.

In 1999, on the eve of the millennium, the Herald interviewed 10 young people who represented the future. A decade on, we catch up with a few of them.

There are a million questions one could ask the woman sitting on a Sri Lankan hospital bed, but for now only one matters: is she Padma Wawlanbokke?