Five die in ammonia tank in Sri Lanka. Five people have died during an attempt to rescue a worker who had fallen into an ammonia tank in a Sri Lankan rubber factory. Dinuka Liyanawatte. ReutersApril 20, 20187:31am. At least five people were killed in S…
The Facebook post during the height of recent anti-Muslim violence in Kandy, one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Sri Lanka, was stark and disturbing. “Kill them all, these Muslims,” it said in Sinhalese. “Don’t even spare an infant. They are dogs.” The scale of the violence conducted by mobs of mainly …
Staying the course on reforms is key to Sri Lanka being able to tap loans from the International Monetary Fund, whose terms include a fuel pricing mechanism to help cut losses at state-run refiners. A March deadline for that step was missed. The south …
Apr 19, London: Sri Lanka has been named as the country to give leadership for the conservation of mangroves in Commonwealth countries during the 25th inaugural ceremony of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), held today (19) in London. . At today’s meeting, an active …
In 2004 businessman Malik Fernando bought Castlereagh, a decrepit bungalow in the terraced, emerald hills of Sri Lanka’s sprawling tea country. The structure had no roof. “It was in absolute shambles,” he recalls. “There were cattle roaming through the whole house.” But it had one irresistible asset: “It …
A dramatic loss of forest has led to tough times for these charismatic and highly social primates. In the image above, photographer Anup Shah captures a beautiful yet disconcerting scene: A toque macaque (Macaca sinica) sifting through the remnants of …
Apr 19, Colombo: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it has received $12.6 million of funding for 2018 to 2020 from the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) to generate more resources for Sri Lankan women-led businesses. The grant – one of …
Since the civil war ended in 2009, Sri Lanka’s tourist industry has boomed and it now attracts around 200,000 British visitors every year. Most flock to the picturesque beaches, but this small island has much more to offer: ancient temples and fortresses, scenic railways, elephants and whales, fragrant …
HORANA, Sri Lanka (April 19): At least five people were killed in Sri Lanka on Thursday, when a worker at a rubber factory fell into a tank of ammonia and a colleague and local residents died trying to save him, police said. Residents told media the re…
Addressing a meeting attended by members of Sri Lankan chamber of commerce and a number of Iranian businessmen and traders in the country, Larijani stressed the role chambers of commerce in the two countries could play to help expand bilateral trade re…