UNICEF said that 96 per cent of disasters in Sri Lanka are caused by climate, such as flooding, landslides, extreme winds and drought. Sri Lanka was …
May 232018
Apr 282018
ECONOMYNEXT – The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Korea Eximbank) is to help establish an automated taxation system in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo which generates considerably high amounts of tax revenue. The support from Korea Eximbank, which provides…
Apr 282018
K.D. Hiruni Udani, a Grade 8 student of Mahamaya College, Kandy is suffering from Scoliosis, a condition which causes an abnormal curvature of the spine. In order to correct this, she needs immediate surgery which costs Rs. 3,000,000. The parents seek …
Apr 262018
The FINANCIAL — The World Bank Board of Executive Directors on April 26 approved a $100 million credit to support Sri Lanka’s efforts to strengthen and modernize its education system. The General Education Modernization Project (GEM) will modernize and diversify the curriculum of general …
Apr 192018
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 …
Mar 312018
After a workplace injury that cut off one of his fingertip, he left to Sri Lanka in 1991, since then he has not returned to Singapore. I’m looking for my father so that my mum and ‘I’ have some closure to some of the questions that has been pondering us. My mum is still not married or attached to anyone as …
Mar 142018
But, Facebook, which has more than 5.5 million users in Sri Lanka, remained blocked, along with social messaging application WhatsApp. Calls to lift the ban were growing on Wednesday, with critics claiming the move had been ineffective in quelling violence against Sri Lanka’s Muslim minority, who …
Mar 132018
Sri Lanka’s former permanent representative to the UN Tamara Kunanayakam said yesterday the attacks targeting a particular ethnic or religious group would only help justify Washington’s demand that universal jurisdiction or external intervention be applied to Sri Lanka through implementation of its …
Feb 052018
Hello everybody and ErikandSandya, we are a couple travelling to Sri Lanka in March and we would like to know your opinions and suggestions regarding our schedule: Day 0 – arriving at 4pm to Bandaranaike International Airport, buying local…
Jan 192018
Ths hosts have produced two clinical performances, against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, to take an early lead in the ongoing tri-nation series. However, prior to the tournament, there was a lot of speculation about the team management following the untimely…