Authorities in Sri Lanka have arrested 12 people who were trying to illegally enter the island nation from India on Saturday. The 12 people are Sri Lankan refugees who had fled the country in 2005 when the civil war therein was at its peak and taken re…
Malaysian police have intercepted a tanker with 131 Sri Lankans believed bound for Australia and New Zealand, destroying an alleged human smuggling ring that has been operating for over a year. Authorities halted the modified tanker on Tuesday off the …
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian police have intercepted a tanker with 131 Sri Lankans believed bound for Australia and New Zealand, smashing a large human smuggling ring that has been operating for over a year. Authorities halted the modified tanker…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka achieved the highest ever foreign direct investment and higher ever exports in the history of the country in 2017, while unemployment was at 4.2 percent, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera had said. "We expect the economy…
Explore Sri Lanka: ‘India lite’ is heavy on culture, colour & scenery … writes Richard Holmes. 06 May 2018 – 00:01 By Richard Holmes. In many ways, Sri Lanka is a microcosm of India, but the gentler pace of life on this tiny island makes for a more relaxed travel experience, writes Richard Holmes …
The Course was conducted by the Modern Pentathlon Federation of Sri Lanka (MPFSL), with support from the Ministry of Sports (MoS) and facilitated by the international body of Modern Pentathlon, UIPM which provided a resource person, Dmytro Kirpuliansky…
He has completed 209.1 km to date and has taken 5 hours 00.31 secs. In overall second place is Stepan Astafyev of Kazakhsthan with a time of 5 hrs 00.34. In third place is Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka of Japan with a time of 5 hours 00.43 secs. Sri Lanka has fielded two teams – Sri Lanka and President’s team …
While it may have been obvious to speak about the ambiguous legal position, or the persecution of queer people by the police (particularly in resort towns and beaches in Sri Lanka) the artist shed light on their subtle erasure from everyday life instea…
‘Nilak Balamuda’ by Lakmini Lakshika (Sri Lanka), ‘Birds who forgot how to fly’ by Anne-Kathrin Klatt (Germany/Sri Lanka) and ‘ Paata’ (Colors) by Nilanka Namal Udumulla (Sri Lanka). The festival is held under the patronage of International Theatre Institute -ITI (UNESCO) to commemorate the 70th …
So, try and imagine “How did you learn English?” as a question heavy with the Southern drawl that drags out each and every word. First of all, before you judge the students that I teach and where I teach, let me clear one thing, not everyone is suppose…