Developing countries like Sri Lanka and India have a large youth population. Being the most dynamic and energetic segment of the population, the youth contributes most to the workforce of the economy of a country. In India, 50% of the population is bel…
Whither indeed! Where are we going? To gather more BUDS (POHOTTUWAS) or scatter them? You can certainly fool some of the people some of the time, but not ALL the people ALL THE TIME! The answer was inevitable! Did the Government set about correcting an…
Speaking to The Hindu, he said the Ahikuntaka (Telugu tribe) had been living on the island for many centuries but its population was on the decline. “As per our information, just a few hundred of them are left. They are not migrants from India but nati…
The United Nations’ children’s agency found that in America, a baby’s risk of dying as a newborn is just barely lower than the risk in Sri Lanka or the Ukraine. Babies’ odds of dying as infants are typically linked to the poverty and income levels of the country where they’re born, and that number varies …
A paradise island where tea plantations thrive, beaches are characterised by elegant palms that tumble to the water’s edge, and cities are steeped in colonial history, Sri Lanka offers a myriad of landscapes but remains relatively untapped. With a resilient attitude, the country picked itself up after years of …
Cape Town – Chandika Hathurusingha is keen to expand Sri Lanka’s player depth after enjoying a successful tour to Bangladesh in his first stint as head coach. Sri Lanka won an ODI tri-series trophy, also involving Zimbabwe, beat the hosts one-nil in the Test series and then completed the tour with two …
This is particularly the case if you have an Apple iPhone. 3 Nov 2017 As Singapore is the first country in Southeast Asia to make the iPhone X available for sale, the Apple store saw scores of foreigners – especially from Sri Lanka and Vietnam – lookin…
One of the key objectives of NZ’s Sri Lanka business strategy may be opening a trade channel to the rest of South Asia. Although South Asia has a huge market, Sri Lanka is relatively a small one. Therefore, the objectives of NZ’s Sri Lanka business strategy should go beyond Sri Lanka to cover all of …
Sri Lanka is an island nation in the Indian Ocean off the Southern Coast of India. Until 1972 it was known as Ceylon. Fishing is an important part of the island’s economy. (Photo by Kathy Melvin). COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (PNS) — A group representing several ministries of the Presbyterian Mission Agency …
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi, UAE, organized a blood donation drive and a medical campaign on the sidelines of celebrations of the 70th Anniversary of Independence, at the Embassy premises on February 2. Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates,…