TANGALLE, Sri Lanka, March 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Anantara Peace Haven Tangalle Resort introduces four 7-day wellness journeys based on the guiding philosophies of Ayurveda; designed to balance and nourish mental and physical health. Sheltered on Sri Lanka’s breathtaking southern coast, …
COLOMBO, March 29 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares ended firmer on Thursday led by financials, edging up from a nine-week closing low hit in the previous session, with block deals boosting turnover on the last trading day of the current fiscal year. The C…
COLOMBO, March 29 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee closed higher on Thursday as dollar selling by exporters late in the day and inward remittances surpassed demand for the U.S. currency by importer earlier, dealers said. The rupee, which traded at 156….
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is negotiating free trade agreements with two Asian economic powerhouses, India and China, with an aim to become a financial hub of the continent, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said. Addressing a function at the opening of …
Under the lease agreement, two Chinese firms — Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) and Hambantota International Port Services (HIPS) — managed by the China Merchants Port Holdings Company (CMPort) and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority will own the…
(L-R) – Dato Dr. Emmanuel Benson – Chairman & CEO of Smart Trends International Lanka, HE Azhar bin Mat – Acting High Commissioner of Malaysia to Sri Lanka, Chandima Weerakkody – Hon. Minister of Skills Development & Vocational Training, Eng. D…
COLOMBO, March 29 (Xinhua) — Sri Lankan police on Thursday arrested the island country’s prison’s chief Emil Ranjan Lamahewa over a massacre of 27 inmates during a prison riot in 2012. Lamahewa was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department from his residence in capital Colombo, …
COLOMBO, March 29 (Xinhua) — The Sri Lankan Disaster Management Centre said in its situation report on Thursday that as many as 436,340 persons remained affected by drought in nine districts of Sri Lanka. According to the report, six affected district…
Wickremesinghe, 68, had resisted a call from President Maithripala Sirisena to resign following a crushing defeat to Rajapaksa’s new party Sri Lanka People’s Front in the February 10 local election. According to analysts, the no-confidence motion against Wickremesinghe is being secretly backed by …
Colombo: Sri Lanka police Thursday arrested a top prison official over a massacre of 27 inmates that became an icon of grave rights abuses under former president Mahinda Rajapakse. Prisons Commissioner Emil Lamahewage was arrested in connection with th…