Tag: Sri Lanka

RAAF airlifts additional supplies to Indo-Pacific nations as they continue to struggle with the impact of Covid-19.

Where do Lonely Planet think will best scratch your traveller's itch next year? Here's their top 10 picks for best cities, regions and countries in 2019. Get to some!

With some places in the world becoming tourist unfriendly because of the sheer number of visitors, and others feeling overcrowded when you get there, now may be a good time to think of travelling to somewhere new.

The father of a 3-year-old Sri Lankan girl has begged with immigration control’s Scott Morrison for information about the 'missing' boat of asylum seekers on which his daughter is believed to be.

A group of asylum seekers being held on an Australian vessel at sea will not be returned to their native Sri Lanka without 72 hours' notice.

Human Rights Watch has slammed Australia's treatment of asylum seekers in its annual report.

TRAVEL WRITER WINNER | To reach the sacred mountain of Sri Pada in Sri Lanka HELEN MOAT climbs a winding staircase leading to a temple in the sky, and makes a valuable discovery at the top.

Four people died yesterday when a boat carrying 150 asylum seekers capsized off the coast of Christmas Island.

TRAVEL WRITER ENTRY | In the hot and sultry highlands of Sri Lanka, HELEN MOAT embarks on a strange quest through the busy streets of Bandarawela — in search of ‘ice caps’.