Despite the communal clashes that unsettled Sri Lanka’s hill country during the first two weeks of March, the tourist arrivals to the island nation in the same … According to the SLTDA, Europe continued to be the largest source of tourist traffic to Sri Lanka, accounting for 53 percent of the total arrivals …
Moody’s Investors Service has found that Sri Lanka’s debt sums to 80% of its national GDP, a ratio larger than instability ridden countries including Pakistan, Pakistan, Rwanda, Kenya and Ethiopia. The investors service said that a sustainable rebound in real GDP growth will be essential to support future …
Sri Lankan community to mark Sinhala New Year soon. April 9, 2018 … More than 2,500 Sri Lankans from all over Oman are expected to attend the Sinhala New Year festivities on April 13. … The Chief Guest for this annual event is the Ambassador of Sri…
Apr 09, Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today pledged that his government will take every possible action to provide facilities for the brave war heroes who fulfill their duties towards the country. He made these remarks participatin…
The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami claimed the lives of more than thirty-five thousand Sri Lankans and affected more than one million people across the island. It damaged a total of 183 schools, 18 vocational and industrial training institutes and 4 univers…
Apr 09, Colombo: Despite a double-digit growth in exports, Sri Lanka’s trade deficit widened to exceed US$ 1 billion mark in January 2018 for the second consecutive month due to significant level of imports offsetting the increase in export earnings, according to the Central Bank data released in its …
Apr 09, Colombo: Sri Lanka has become one of the first countries to openly support China’s Belt and Road Initiative, since it is highly compatible with Sri Lanka’s national development strategy and a golden opportunity to develop the island nation, Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Cheng Xueyuan said.
Sri Lanka’s newly appointed head of Lankan Premier League tournament, Russel Arnold says that the skill levels of country’s players have fallen … SLC had launched Sri Lanka Premier League in 2011 but the tournament was unsuccessful and had to be abandoned a year later due to lack of sponsors.
Apr 09, Colombo: Under a MoU with the government of Sri Lanka, India has launched a project to uplift the livelihood of the farming and fishery communities in Southern Sri Lanka. In a special ceremony held today at Nonagama Cultural Centre in Ambalanto…
The Knuckles mountain range, a world heritage conservation area, is one of Sri Lanka’s major nature attractions. The reserve attracts large numbers of local and foreign tourists who visit the area to witness its natural waterfalls and for trekking. The Knuckles range consists of rugged mountain peaks …