r/ask_srilanka Jul 12 '26

General Subreddits in Sri Lanka which I find useful

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(this post was removed by mods in Sri Lanka subreddit under 1 minute I have no idea why but anyways rather than arguing with them i decided to post it here)

I have come across many posts in this subreddit where people ask to share subreddits in Sri Lanka. Normally those posts don’t get many upvotes and views which results in many useful and good subreddits being hidden. So i decided to include every subreddit in Sri Lanka which I found which deserves to be known by everyone so they can join and interact. This is in no way to take people out of this main Sri Lanka community or promote other communities or give an idea to create subreddits for every single thing but to say r/srilanka is the main general one where Sri Lankans interact on general things with Sri Lankans but sometimes our issues,questions and problems or our posts can’t be said to general population and can’t be answered by general population too it sometimes may face ridicule or hate comments or simply zero response even those posts will never receive exposure due to voting system. Thats why we need specific subreddits for every niches or community. Where people can interact more effectively and conveniently. So below is my list with their community info. Also Plz after going through these lists don’t create more subreddits for every single atomic thing specially if an subreddit already exists for that category and it’s active.

General

r/srilanka

The English-Language Subreddit for Sri Lanka.

r/TheSriLankans

The place where Sri Lankans and anyone interested in Sri Lanka can connect, share, discuss and learn.

r/ask_srilanka

Subreddit based for Sri Lanka and Sri Lankans to ask questions and get answers.

r/SriLankaHelp

A supportive community for advice, recommendations, and help in Sri Lanka.

r/SriLankaCommunity

🌍 Welcome to r/SriLankaCommunity 🇱🇰 Looking for a space where you can speak freely without unnecessary restrictions? This community is for open discussions about Sri Lanka. Share news, opinions, questions, stories, memes, photos, travel, culture, history, food, and everything else related to Sri Lanka while engaging respectfully with fellow members.

r/FixSriLanka

This community is to discuss issues persisting within Sri Lanka and to instigate discussion to find effective solutions to them. We strongly urge members to post issues they find important and encourage constructive discussion.

Education

r/studentsSriLanka

Welcome to r/studentsSriLanka!

r/srilanka_AL_science

A community for Sri Lankan A/L Science students to ask questions, discuss subjects and prepare for examinations.

r/srilankasexed

SexEd (Sexual Education) by the Sri Lankan community focusing on sexual health, hygiene, consent, relationships and awareness.

Mental Health

r/psychSL

A community for Sri Lankans navigating mental health—whether you’re seeking support, sharing your story, or offering professional guidance. This is a space for individuals, psychologists, counselors, students, and anyone interested in psychology and mental well-being to connect, learn, grow, and support one another in a safe, respectful environment.

Travel & Tourism

r/SriLankaTravel

All about Sri Lanka Travel.

r/TravelSriLanka

All about travelling in Sri Lanka.

r/SriLankaTourism

A community dedicated to tourism in Sri Lanka. Share travel advice, destinations, experiences and recommendations.

r/exploresrilanka

Welcome to r/ExploreSriLanka — your hub for discovering the island’s beauty, culture and adventures. Share itineraries, travel tips, photographs and experiences.

r/PekoeTrailSriLanka

Welcome to the Pekoe Trail Sri Lanka hikers community. Share hiking experiences, questions, photos, videos and travel stories.

r/Attractionsinsrilanka

Explore Sri Lanka like never before! Discover beautiful attractions, hidden gems and unforgettable travel experiences across the island.

Cities & Regions

r/Colombo
A subreddit for the city of Colombo in Sri Lanka.

r/kandy
Discussions, photos, politics and anything relevant to the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka.

r/Kurunegala
Official subreddit of Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka.

Photography & Nature

r/SriLankaPics

(No community description.)

r/SriLankaPhotography

A community for photographers, creators and visual storytellers across Sri Lanka.

r/CeylonPhotographers

A community for all photographers in Sri Lanka and photographs of Sri Lanka.

r/BeautifulSriLanka

(No community description.)

r/NatureSriLanka

All natural things related to nature in Sri Lanka.

History & Politics

r/HistoryofSriLanka

In an era where Sri Lankan history is often reinterpreted to suit various agendas, this community stands as a bulwark against distortion and the burial of our rich past.

r/OldCeylon

Photos, Videos & Stories of Sri Lankan History. Sub reactivated in November 2024.

r/SriLankaWar

A space to talk about Sri Lanka’s political history, conflict, war, military, nationalism, etc.

r/SriLankaWarCrimes

Documenting Sri Lanka’s War Crimes Against Humanity.

r/srilankanpolitics

A place to discuss the politics of Sri Lanka without censorship.

Technology

r/SriLankaTech

Welcome to SriLankaTech. The ultimate internet junction where Sri Lankan tech enthusiasts meet.

r/srilankantech

A meeting place for Sri Lankans to discuss the latest and greatest in technology.

r/SrilankaIT

Explore, learn and grow with SriLankaIT — your gateway to Sri Lanka’s technology landscape.

r/SLITP

A community for Sri Lankan IT professionals, developers, software engineers, DevOps engineers and tech workers.

r/developersSriLanka

A community for Sri Lankan developers to share knowledge, discuss industry trends and network.

r/PcBuildersSL

Sri Lanka’s PC building community for helping builders, troubleshooting PCs and discussing hardware.

r/SriLankaLinuxUsers

(No community description.)

r/AI_SriLanka

A community dedicated to Artificial Intelligence in Sri Lanka for learners, developers, professionals and enthusiasts.

r/DigitalSriLanka

A community for Sri Lankans interested in content creation, freelancing, digital marketing, startups, AI and technology.

Business & Finance

r/SriLankaBusiness

Discuss everything about business and entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka.

r/SriLankaEntrepreneurs

The central hub for Sri Lankan entrepreneurs, startup founders and freelancers.

r/LankaBizHub

A community for Sri Lankan entrepreneurs, startups and business owners.

r/AngelNetworkSriLanka

A community for founders, entrepreneurs and angel investors in Sri Lanka.

r/SriLankanFreelancers

A community for Sri Lankan freelancers and aspiring freelancers.

Food

r/SriLankanFood

Guide for Sri Lankan food, recipes and more.

r/srilankancooking

A subreddit dedicated to Sri Lankan cooking, recipes and culinary traditions.

r/SLFitnessMeals

Sharing healthy Sri Lankan-inspired meals, nutrition advice and fitness-friendly recipes.

Religion

r/srilankanmuslim

Teens

r/srilankanteenagers

Welcome to r/srilankanteenagers! 🇱🇰🎉

r/SriLankaTeenagers

The subreddit for the teenager in that mango-shaped country near India.

Vehicles

r/SriLankaCars

Welcome to r/SriLankaCars! Discuss buying, selling, maintaining and enjoying cars in Sri Lanka.

Pets

r/SriLankaPetLovers

🐕🐈🐇🦉🐦🐠🐝🦎🐄 This planet is theirs too!!

Architecture

r/SrilankanArchitecture

This subreddit is for posting all things related to Sri Lankan architecture.

Watches

r/srilankawatches

A subreddit for watch enthusiasts in Sri Lanka to discuss, buy, sell and learn about watches.

Gems

r/GemsFromCeylon

Bringing gorgeous, colorful and rare gemstones from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) to gemstone enthusiasts around the world.

Social Communities

r/SriLankaninAustralia

A community for Sri Lankans living in Australia to connect and help one another.


r/ask_srilanka May 31 '26

Moderation Community Update Opinions - Moderation Feedback

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Hi all,
This post is for you to comment your current opinions about the moderation in this subreddit and your overall feedbacks to improve it. Please avoid jokes and puns in this post

We understand these days there has been backlashes throughout other subreddits, towards moderation, and we as moderators of r/ask_srilanka want to keep this neutral and productive oriented, and a place where you can feel free to involve in discussions.

Said that, we also would like to make this place more safer, neutral free of trolls and degeneracy for the existing and new people. That's why we are looking forward to hearing from you on your opinions to make this community shine and thrive on it's own.

You can comment about,

  1. New set of rules you want to see here.
  2. Faults you've seen in the moderation or about moderators (Be it language/ Tone/ Actions)
  3. Feedback or tips on improving the moderation.

Thank you all 🤗


r/ask_srilanka 8h ago

Politics Piyankara Jayaratne got 7 years today. The recent corruption sentences.

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Colombo High Court sentenced former Civil Aviation Minister Piyankara Jayaratne to 7 years rigorous imprisonment today. CIABOC case: Rs. 330,000 from SriLankan Catering for food at a 2014 May Day rally.

He’s the latest. The others from the last year and a half:

Piyankara Jayaratne — 7 years (2026). SriLankan Catering / May Day meals.

Sarana Gunawardena — 16 years (2026). Development Lotteries Board vehicle hires, 2006. Appeal filed.

Mahindananda Aluthgamage — 20 years (2025). Carrom board case, about Rs. 53 million. Supreme Court appeal, judgment reserved.

Nalin Fernando — 25 years (2025). Same carrom board case, then Sathosa chairman. Same appeal, judgment reserved.

S.M. Ranjith Samarakoon — 16 years (2025). North Central Chief Minister, fuel allowance about Rs. 2.6 million.

All CIABOC prosecutions. High Court convictions. A few of these are still on appeal.

Is this actually a shift, or still the smaller files while the big ones sit?

sources:

Piyankara: https://www.newswire.lk/2026/09/01/piyankara-jayaratne-sentenced-to-7-years-in-prison/

Sarana: https://www.newswire.lk/2026/06/09/former-deputy-minister-sarana-gunawardena-sentenced-to-16-years-in-prison/

Mahindananda / Nalin: https://www.ciaboc.gov.lk/media-centre/latest-news/1437-former-sports-minister-mahindananda-aluthgamage-sentenced-to-20-years-and-former-sathosa-chairman-and-former-trade-minister-nalin-fernando-to-25-years

Ranjith: https://www.ciaboc.gov.lk/functions/prosecute/convictions/1418-former-chief-minister-of-north-central-province-sentenced-to-16-years-imprisonment


r/ask_srilanka 6h ago

Serious Conversations Is there anyone who truly and madly committed to the marriage and stayed 100% loyal but finally getting/got a divorce because the partner (and his parents also) is abusive/avoidant/no shared values?

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I was married for 4 years and it was a total love at first sight marriage, he was 8 years younger to me and he swore that he needed me to spend the rest of his life with me.

I’m from a very educated and well structured and well mannered family background I went to a prominent girls school in Colombo and his parents are rich but non educated and very abusive and not well mannered. He went to a prominent boy school out of Colombo

We got married and went out from our houses to live independently. He was not working at all and I had to take care of the finances.

After 3rd year I asked him to let’s go back to our houses because I was exhausted. We went to his parents place and it was a total disaster. The mother in law was abusing me mentally and verbally whole time and I had to record them and made him listen to that and I came back to my house. Even several times they called me “W$$A BA$$$a” and I was sick to my stomach because in my house my parents are very respectful towards each other and I have never heard of them speaking these “kunuharupa” at home, this is my very first time also hearing these type of words

His mother is a narcissist and I heard that she has been physically abused by her husband and cheated and he was mammas boy and he stayed there with some issues, since they are doing some family business his parents didn’t give him any access to that because they didn’t want me to enjoy the money and comfort what he is providing from their business.

I didn’t want it anyways because I’m the only child and I am in very senior position and I m earning very good money and I’m pretty much comfortable.

Their family never respected me infront of me but they have bosted about me to outsiders, I felt like they are using me for their status.

So I knew I’m falling out of love, because he was so avoiding me and my needs, there were no conversations, no spark and even if I say something he stared saying that”he didn’t marry I’m the one who married him, and I’m the one who is responsible because I’m the eldest”
Finally I didn’t feel like even having s$$ with him because there were no intimacy or affection.

This was a torture for me and after one year of verbal physical and mental abuse I finally decided to file the divorce.

I didn’t cheat, I didn’t even try to hurt him, I was very polite to his abusive parents also.

I truly loved the guy like a parent.

But finally I’m the one who cannot move forward too. I heard that he is seeing other people and I am very disappointed to hear that.

I need to hear others opinions about similar situations.
Thank you 🫶


r/ask_srilanka 11h ago

Serious Conversations Sri lankans who went to singapore for work

11 Upvotes

Hi, Anyone here who went to singapore for work ? or know someone who works in singapore ? ... How is the life, earnings, savings there ?

Context: I'm into Tech. worked here for 3 Years. I do understand 3 years is very low experience but i want to live there and somehow save some amount even by doing blue or white collar job but somehow save well. obviously, i will not be waiting till i get a tech job but while working i will work on finding one ( tech job ).

I would like to know how much is able to earn, save.


r/ask_srilanka 4h ago

Do y'all floss? If so where do you buy that floss thingy?

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r/ask_srilanka 7h ago

Serious Conversations Need Real Solutions for Blackheads

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25M here. I've been struggling a lot with black heads for the past 2 years. I have no idea what to do. I tried some products and none of them worked tbh. I need a proper expert opinion from you guys.

What routine should I follow? Any product suggestions to get rid of them? It feels like my entire look has changed. It's gotten out of hand.


r/ask_srilanka 9h ago

Another "Foreigners only" place - Lazies Midigama. Reported by the BBC

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r/ask_srilanka 22h ago

Rant People who sit in the window seats and refuse to open the windows in buses are just weak

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Bruhhh, I've had enough of these weak ass baboons. I get in the bus at 5am cuz I have a morning shift, these people who are already hogging the window seat refuse to open the windows saying "hulagak amarui" bruh are you that weak, not only they refuse to open it and somehow some person who is not a burden to the world opens a window the baboon sitting behind him closes it. Like why are you gay brooo


r/ask_srilanka 9h ago

Sports Just starting Tennis as a 20yo (F) and would like some advice on the right way to start off

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r/ask_srilanka 8h ago

My parents don't let me read novels in Sinhala, but only in English because they want me to be fluent in English. Is it right?

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r/ask_srilanka 10h ago

Lost my vehicle revenue license

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Hey guys I lost my wallet which had some cash, the vehicle revenue license along with the eco test slip. What s the procedure to get a new one? Do I have to get the emission test again?


r/ask_srilanka 10h ago

Anyone here applied for the Assistant Superintendent of Customs examination?

2 Upvotes

The exam is supposed to be held on the 13th of September, but I still haven't gotten the admission yet. Has anyone gotten admissions yet?


r/ask_srilanka 12h ago

Republic of Gamers Looking for GTA V Online Heist Crew – PS5

3 Upvotes

I’m looking for some people to play GTA V Online heists with on PS5. I don’t currently have a regular team, so I’m hoping to find a few chill players who are interested in playing together.

Experience level doesn’t matter — just looking for friendly, cooperative players who want to have some fun and complete heists.

If you’re interested, drop a comment or DM me and we can team up!


r/ask_srilanka 6h ago

Good place for a medical checkup around Colombo?

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r/ask_srilanka 17h ago

Serious Conversations Sus death of Chula Padmendra

3 Upvotes

wdyt fellas?


r/ask_srilanka 18h ago

Where to buy puppies?

5 Upvotes

I want a maltese puppy or a similarly sized breed, any reccomendations on where to buy from?


r/ask_srilanka 10h ago

Data Collection Request AL students Employment & Career preference survey.

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r/ask_srilanka 10h ago

AL students Employment & Career preference survey.

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r/ask_srilanka 12h ago

Educational Is anyone here preparing for actuarial exams?

1 Upvotes

1.Are u self-studying or taking coaching?

2.Which website or resources have u found most useful?

3.Which actuarial board do u prefer?

Thanks in advance ✌


r/ask_srilanka 1d ago

General BBC expose Down South Apartheid : LAZIES MIDIGAMA

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r/ask_srilanka 19h ago

Didn’t get the internship I wanted. Will settling for another internship hurt my career?

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r/ask_srilanka 13h ago

Educational does anybody attend Janidu Leelananda sir's 27-A/L class nugegoda from galle?

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r/ask_srilanka 17h ago

Travel Guidance Looking for affordable & decent accommodation in Nuwara Eliya

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What the title says.

We’re planning to leave Colombo on Friday afternoon after 2 PM and hopefully reach Nuwara Eliya by around 8 PM at the latest. We’ll stay for Saturday and plan to head back on Sunday morning.

We’re looking for a decent, clean and affordable hotel / Airbnb / guesthouse for the two of us. Nothing fancy or luxurious, just somewhere comfortable, safe and reasonably priced.

Ideally:
🛏️ Good for 2 people
💰 Affordable / good value
🚗 Parking would be a plus
📍 Preferably not too far from Nuwara Eliya town
☕ Clean and comfortable

If you’ve stayed somewhere recently that you’d recommend, please drop the name (and approximate price if you remember it).


r/ask_srilanka 14h ago

Serious Conversations Seeking advice on expanding into other movie industries

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