COLOMBO, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) — Pakistani Army Commander Qamar Javed Bajwa will visit Sri Lanka from January 15 to 17 at the invitation of his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahesh Senanayake, a statement from the Pakistani High Commission in Sri Lanka said here …
Hi, I’m thinking of visiting Sri Lanka in August/September and believe it’s better to go to the East Coast weather wise. I haven’t investigated it much yet as I don’t know if this is a good idea or change my plans and go to the West…
Sri Lanka has lifted a 39-year ban on women buying alcohol or working in places that sell or manufacture liquor, an official said Sunday. The 1979 law prohibiting the sale of any type of alcohol to women on the island of 21 million people was overturne…
President Maithripala Sirisena said today that he had instructed the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister to cancel the Gazette notifications issued revoking the prohibition of selling liquor to females and the time extensions on liquor shops. Addre…
Ireland’s under-19 side went down to a seven-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka in their opening World Cup match in Whangharei, New Zealand. Batting first in a contest reduced to 48 overs by rain, Ireland openers Jamie Grassi and Mark Donegan gave their side an excellent platform with a steady 73-run …
Chandika Hathurusingha on Sunday welcomed the challenge of coaching a deflated Sri Lanka back to form after their worst year in international cricket, marked by humiliating defeats and few wins. The freshly-appointed head coach took the bruised nationa…
Subsequent to the agreement signed between the Sri Lanka Ports Authority and China Merchant Port Holdings Co. Ltd., US $ 292.1 million had been credited to the US Dollar account of the Government of Sri Lanka maintained at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka…
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Conveying his Pongal wishes as Tamils around the world celebrated Thai Pongal today, the US ambassador to Sri Lanka, Atul Keshap said he had reiterated the call for Sri Lanka to implement the cosponsored UN Human Rights Council resolution during a meeting with the northern province’s chief …
A suspect had been taken into custody this morning with large number of weapons and ammunition at Karandeniya, Madakumbura by the Organised Crimes Investigation Unit of the Special Task Force (STF). The Police said that they had recovered a type JR liv…