For the first time, researchers have shown that Asian elephants in Sri Lanka are scared of honey bees, much like their African counterparts.
Jan 222018
Jan 222018
In the treaty’s cover letter to Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani, Rouhani wrote, “Based on the proposal by the Ministry of Justice, the bill on extradition of criminals between Islamic Republic of Iran and the government of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka was approved by the cabinet on January 3, 2018 …
Jan 222018
Jan 22, Colombo: The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has instructed the public officials to be impartial at the forthcoming local government elections. Issuing a circular pertaining to activities of public officers and officers of the Prov…
Jan 222018
In partnership with the Sri Lankan Wildlife Conservation Society and Australia’s Newcastle University, a network of 10 trial beehive fence projects are presently being tested to see if they can reduce human-elephant conflict for rural farms in central Sri Lanka. “We have a wonderful community of willing …
Jan 222018
The Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong has arrived in Sri Lanka. He arrived upon an invitation extended by President Maithripala Sirisena. Premier Loong will be received at the Presidential Secretariat tomorrow morning (January 23) with an off…
Jan 222018
Sri Lanka – Lanka Sugar makes turnaround. Published: 22 January 2018 02:29 PM. The Lanka Sugar Company, which recorded a loss of over LRK1 bln ($1=LRK153.716) in 2015, recorded a profit of LKR1.006 bln ($6.53 mln), while further enhancing its profits i…
Jan 222018
Dhananjaya de Silva has been called up to the Sri Lanka squad after Kusal Perera was ruled out of the remainder of the tri-nation series. Kusal suffered a side strain while batting in Sunday’s crucial victory over Zimbabwe in Dhaka and has been told to rest. That opens the door for Dhananjaya to link up …
Jan 222018
I will be travelling on the above airline from LHR to Colombo early March, am I allowed to,take an IPad as cabin luggage? Thank you in advance for your assistance. Pina. One destination mentioned in this post. 1. Colombo. Western Province, Sri Lanka. R…
Jan 222018
I’m currently at the airport, soon boarding on my flight to Sri Lanka. I was finally able to make some plans and I will be heading to inland first! I booked one hostel night in Kandy. It’s a little bit of traveling to get there, so I will see if I stay another night or not. My current plan is to take a train next morning …
Jan 222018
The Indian Pepper and Spice Traders, Farmers, Producers and Planters Consortium (IPSTPC) has urged the Commerce Minister, Suresh Prabhu, to remove black pepper from SAFTA (South Asian Free Trade Area) and ISFTA (Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement) imp…