The aggressive left-handed batsman had played a huge role in Sri Lanka's dismal year, fronting up to an enraged Kagiso Rabada in South Africa and a rampant Pakistan seam attack in the Champions Trophy. The flashy wicketkeeper made a resounding 73 off 86 balls then and was the only Lankan to …
Mar 01, Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to leave for Singapore today to participate in the ‘Invest Sri Lanka‘ investor forum. The investor forum organized by the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Sri Lanka and the …
Mar 01, Colombo: Prince Mired Bin Ra’ad Bin Zeid Al-Hussein, Special Envoy on the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention will undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka from 4th to 7th March 2018. The visit of the Special Envoy takes place in the wake of Sri Lanka becoming the 163rd State Party to the …
Sri Lanka has long been nicknamed as India’s little sister and while throngs of tourists flock to India each year, Sri Lanka is still relatively undiscovered and all the better for it. During your visit you feel you get a lot more of the authentic experience and it is yet to be spoilt by catering for tourists on every …
The 2018 Anti-Muslim riots were the religious and ethnic riots in February 2018 in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka in the Ampara town. Muslims, mosques, hotels and other properties were attacked by a group of Sinhalese Buddhists in Ampara. At least, …
… a Spokesman of the Presidential Secretariat said. The spokesman said the super luxury Presidential Palace built by the Sri Lanka Army in 2012 with five-star accommodation and facilities on a 100-acre land could be used as a high-end tourist attract…
My brother and I are arriving in Sri Lanka late tonight (around midnight) on a last minute trip. We are attending a surf camp for one week near Unawatuna from 03/03/18, then will fly out directly afterwards. We are trying to decide whether to stay…
A new Law and Order Minister would be sworn in next week, sources close to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday. The new Minister of Law and Order was to be sworn in this week but it was delayed because of the tense situation in Ampara. C…
The Central Expressway project in Sri Lanka is receiving funding from Japan, with a package worth US$940.7 million from the Tokyo Mitsubishi Bank of Japan. The contract meanwhile has been awarded to Japanese construction firm M/S Taisei Corporation. Th…
Litigation is the primary way out of disputes between commercial parties, but the process in Sri Lanka is known to be costly and long-drawn. Arbitration is becoming the preferred way for cross-border disputes. ILLUSTRATION: CREATIVE COMMONS. OVER the l…