Rokshini, a 30-year-old Sri Lankan Tamil refugee residing in the Thoppukollai camp in Pudukottai district with her two children, finds it difficult to describe her feeling. Her nearly year-long struggle came to fruition on Tuesday morning, when she rec…
Law360, London (January 30, 2018, 6:43 PM GMT) — The European Parliament on Tuesday announced that it has voted for and Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago and Tunisia to continue to be included on a list of third countries considered to have “strategic de…
A tea planter’s bungalow on the beautiful Dambatenne estate, Thotalagala was previously used by its Sri Lankan owners as a country retreat. With seven splendid bedrooms and a large table for communal dining, it is run along relaxed house party lines, with views that stop tracks.
Reached by a two-mile bumpy track, the bungalow is set among the emerald, thickly carpeted hillsides of Sri Lanka’s Golden Valley of tea, Bogawantalawa, on the Dunkeld estate. Around a five-hour drive from Colombo and two hours from Kandy, it is set in the cool, verdant hills so loved by the British …
GRI plant Sri Lanka Jegan Durairatnam, CEO of the Commercial Bank of Sri Lanka, starts the first machine at GRI’s new plant in Sri Lanka. Global Rubber Industries (GRI) celebrated the grand opening last week of its specialty tire manufacturing facility in Sri Lanka, which will produce radial agricultural …
Bangladesh cricket authorities today sought an explanation from their Sri Lankan curator Gamini de Silva for preparing a slow wicket in Dhaka, where the hosts lost the tri-nation final against Sri Lanka. The islanders defeated much-fancied Bangladesh b…
Jan 30, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s National Child Protection Authority says it will take tough action against schools subjecting students to corporal punishment. In response to a complaint made by a student National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) is carrying out an investigation in relation to an incident in …
New Delhi, Jan 30 (UNI) Sri Lanka Tourism has geared up to attract more tourists from India and has set a target for 440,000 Indian arrivals this year. Talking to media persons here on Tuesday,Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau Managing Director Suthea…
NEW DELHI: Bouyed by growing number of tourists from India, Sri Lanka has now kept a target of 4.4 lakh travellers from the country this year, officials today … Witnessing the growth and potential from India, the Sri Lanka Tourism will be participating at the SATTE 2018 (South Asia’s travel and tourism …
Construction on the 30,000-square-meter container yard began last year, and the next phase, which includes a distribution center, will be completed in June. By Elizabeth Landrum |Tuesday, January 30, 2018. The joint venture between GAC Logistics Sri La…