A 46-year-old Sri Lankan born woman with Canadian citizenship is among the identified victims killed in the Toronto incident where 10 people were killed and at least 15 were injured when a van ploughed down a crowded side-walk in Toronto, Canada on Mon…
COLOMBO, April 25 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares edged higher on Wednesday from their lowest close in more than one week as foreign buying provided some support to the market amid continued political uncertainty, stockbrokers said. Foreign investors bou…
COLOMBO, April 25 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee hit a record closing low on Wednesday, as importers bought dollars while exporters stayed away expecting a further fall in the currency, dealers said. The rupee fell 0.25 percent to hit a record closin…
Lovers of seclusion and the great outdoors will adore the location, perched on a mountainside high above Koslanda in Sri Lanka’s south-eastern hill country. The dusty 30-minute drive up to the house from Koslanda is bottom-numbing at best yet completely worth the effort. This adventurous prelude …
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau has successfully concluded a press conference at Arabian Travel Market Media Center today, 23rd April, 2018 as part of their participation at Arabian Travel Market 2018 and its on-going e…
Investing.com – Sri Lanka stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Beverages & Tobacco, Investment Trust and Diversified Holdings sectors led shares higher. At the close in Colombo, the CSE All-Share added 0.26%. The best pe…
G Adventures has a new sailing trip along Sri Lanka’s east coast, following the launch of its industry-first sailing trip along the south coast of the island nation. The new Sailing Sri Lanka – East Coast itinerary is designed to complement the existing Sailing Sri Lanka – South Coast tour, meaning sailing …
ECONMYNEXT – Swiss Singapore Overseas Enterprises Pte Ltd. has won a Sri Lankan tender to supply seven million barrels of Murban crude oil to the state refiner Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), the government announced. A statement said the Cabinet o…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s power regulator said it is looking at roping in standby generators of more than 130 MegaWatts idling at state agencies to support the national grid in emergencies or droughts. A survey of state enterprises like Sri Lanka’s ports corporation and another agencies had found …
COLOMBO (News 1st) – It has come to light that a Sri Lankan woman was among the 10 people killed in Toronto, Canada, when a man plowed a rental van into pedestrians on a crowded Toronto sidewalk. Venerable Lunugamvehere Rewatha Thero, the Deputy Princi…