Fourteen-year-old Priyantha Ranasinghe wakes each morning at 4am, dresses in darkness and then travels 20 kilometers in a lorry packed with other workers to a gem mine in Ratnapura. There he spends ...

Sri Lanka’s ambition to become a global gem and jewellery hub is being severely hampered by the restrictive policies and ...

Sri Lanka’s renowned gem industry, famous for its top-tier gemstones, is facing rampant exploitation, primarily fueled by Chinese involvement. It is estimated that Chinese nationals have illegally ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) – Sri Lanka’s diamond-swallowing saga took an unexpected turn Tuesday when police revealed the stone swallowed by a visitor at a gem exhibition was a fake and they are ...