Sri Lanka
- ★★★★
- Airport reviews
This dreary, dated airport has one major saving grace
It might not look very cool, but this airport is a winner when it comes to picking up souvenirs and gifts.
- Belinda Jackson
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- Opinion
- My happy place
We quit our jobs and moved here for six months. I’ve never been more content
A baby in tow, we found a place for $100 a week. For that, we got five bedrooms, cold showers, basic furnishings and a claustrophobic kitchen. It was perfect.
- Mark Daffey
- Opinion
- India
Young people are revolting. India’s ‘cockroach’ campaign is just the latest example
Powerful Asian leaders like Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping are preoccupied by the prospect of young people upsetting the social order. They have legitimate cause for concern.
- Peter Hartcher
- Magazine
- Good Weekend
The Dream Destinations edition
The Dream Destinations edition | Offbeat holiday spots | A middle-aged reality check | Sailing Indonesia | Italy’s ‘medieval Manhattan’ | The ‘real’ Paris
The Sri Lankan holiday tip architecture aficionados follow
Trees growing in the bathroom, monkeys on your balcony … staying at a Geoffrey Bawa-designed hotel is an immersive, aesthetic treat.
- Katrina Strickland
How the US sank one of Iran’s most modern warships
The spectacular destruction of an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka underlines how the US-Israeli military operation is stretching far beyond Iran’s borders.
- Tom Housden
‘Hardly any pressure’: Zampa’s telling admission after World Cup failure
Did Australia crack under unexpected pressure at the Twenty20 World Cup? Adam Zampa has made a frank admission that strongly suggests they did.
- Daniel Brettig
Festival brings food, fireworks and brutal advice from ‘Asian Aunties’
“This is therapy for us,” say stars of the BrisAsia Comedy Gala, part of the city’s Year of the Horse celebrations.
- Nick Dent
New non-stop flights to make fast-growing holiday spots easier to reach
An Australian travel company’s chartered flights will shave five hours off travel time to a remote island paradise, while Jetstar will launch a route to a growing Asian favourite.
- Katherine Scott
More than 1000 dead in devastating fortnight of Asian storms
Hundreds more remain missing after the latest extreme weather to hit the region caused floods and landslides, in a horror wet season.
- Zach Hope