A group of high profile Dubai investors met Development Strategies and International Trade Minister Malik Samarawickrama this week for talks on investing in Sri Lanka. They also met the Prime Minister. The delegation led by Mohammed I. Al Shaibani, Exe…
Russel’s, one of the renowned Tea Service Companies in Sri Lanka, celebrated its 30th anniversary in Hospitality Business on 25th March 2018. ‘Russel’s’ is the brain child of Russel Perera, Chairman of the Russel’s Group of Companies, who ventured into small scale tea serving company in 1988 at …
Karunasekera was offered the post of Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Eritrea. However, the opening of a diplomatic mission there became difficult since the Eritrean Government refused Sri Lanka’s request. The LTTE is known to have had a base there and had stored military hardware. Thereafter, then Brig.
Anne- Marie Mediwake one of the most highly-regarded Canadian television newscasters has been invited to broadcast the coming Royal Wedding in London, England. Anne Marie Abeyesinghe Mediwake was born in 1975 in Kandy, Sri Lanka. She is the daughter of…
The new Sunsilk range, which was also featured includes; Thick and Long, Soft and Smooth, Perfect Straight and Damage Restore to meet the needs of the Sri Lankan market. The event also celebrated the 40th anniversary of Ramani Fernando’s career as a beautician and hairdresser. Pix by Priyantha …
The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) investigated and immediately withdrew certification granted to the airline “to conduct A320/321 aircraft on ETOPs [Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards] with 90 minutes diversion…
A crude bid to capture national political power by the so-called Joint Opposition, disgracefully aided and abetted by a section of President Maithripala Sirisena’s Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) failed this week. Given the political configurations on the floor of the House, perhaps this failure was inevitable …
Harshana Godamanna kept Sri Lanka’s hopes alive against Indonesia on day one of the Davis Cup Group II relegation tie with a comfortable 2-0 win in … Sri Lanka has beaten Indonesia in the previous two times they have met each other and hopefully they will be looking forward to break the hoodoo …
Ace swimmer Matthew Abeysinghe established a new Sri Lanka record in Men’s 100m Freestyle swimming to reach the semi-final in his favourite event, but could not find a place in the final at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast yesterday. Abeysinghe and fellow swimmer Akalanka Peiris …
An office titled the “Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Sri Lanka” was opened in Colombo on Tuesday with Malik Samarawickrama, Minister of International Trade; Dr. Martin Wansleben, CEO, Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Indust…