( May 3, 2018, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) * Increase in the Total Debt Stock due to the Depreciation of the Rupee since the Yahapalanaya government came to power, reaches a staggering Rs. 836.0 billion, which is equivalent to over six times the amoun…
Dengue update. For the year 2017, 186101 and in the month of April, 2018, 17028 suspected dengue cases were reported to the Epidemiology Unit from all over the island. Latest Disease Trends,. Approximately 30.9% of dengue cases were reported from the W…
The authorities in Tamil Nadu seize gold smuggled from Sri Lanka, the Times of India reported. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 32.249kg of gold worth Indian Rs 10.21 crore in the last 24 hours from Chennai. Of this, 24kg of gold wa…
(PRESS RELEASE) – The Sri Lanka Aggressor Safari Lodge situated close to Wilpattu National Park in the North of Sri Lanka, officially opened for business this week with their first group of American Tourists. This is the first Safari Lodge to be opened…
May 03, 2018 (LBO) – The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group,is investing US 27 million dollars in Melwa Hotels and Resorts Private Limited towards the development of 3 hotels across Sri Lanka. The investment will increase Sri Lanka’s capacity in the tourism sector, …
May 03, 2018 (LBO) – Tokyo based high-tech research and development startup is planning Sri Lanka’s first ever large, industry scale electric vehicle …
Hoteliers have managed to maintain pricing power despite slowing demand for hotel rooms in Sri Lanka, according to an analysis from STR, but …
INDEXES on press freedom indicate that Sri Lanka’s media has become freer since the National Unity Government took office in January 2015. However, the reality on the ground with journalists threatened with counterterrorism laws, editors forced to practice self-censorship and near-continuous …
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa are seen engrossed in their own conversation whilst President Maithripala Sirisena is in a pensive mood as they attended the funeral of world-renowned Cinematographer Dr. Lester…
When Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe invited Britain’s Prince Edward to be guest of honor at the island state’s 70th Independence Day celebrations this year, Sri Lankans took it in their stride. This was a form of progress for the premier, who was shouted down when he suggested during …