ECONOMYNEXT – Sotheby’s International Realty, a premium property advisory firm said it is starting an office in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo, as upmarket real estate projects come up in the island. Realpro Realty Solutions Private Limited, Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates’ franchise partner in …
It’s been a wet few days for Colombo, today (April 13) being no exception. Today the rainfall kept at a constant drizzle for most of Colombo and within the next eight hours, there could be showers and thundershowers for the following provinces;. Western; Sabaragamuwa; Central; Southern; Uva; North …
Apr 13, Colombo: The Sri Lankan government today clarified that the prorogation of parliament by the President has no negative impact on its functioning and operation. President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday in an Extraordinary gazette notification pr…
Just far enough from the madding crowd to offer peace and quiet but close enough for easy access to beaches and other attractions, Soul & Surf Sri Lanka is open year-round. During the wet season’s wilder seas, surfing novices have access to sheltered beaches. The retreat’s main building has 12 …
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena suspended Parliament until May 8, days after Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe survived a vote of no confidence, Reuters reported April 13. Opponents of Wickremesinghe sponsored the vote, accusing him of fail…
Ambassador A.L.A. Azeez presented his Credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office in Geneva, accrediting him as the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in Geneva. Welcoming the new Permanent …
The National Book Development Council of Sri Lanka will be re-established. Cabinet approval has been received for a proposal put forward in this regard, by Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam. The Ministry of Finance will provide the necessary funding. Th…
Sri Lanka beats negative backdrop. IFR Asia 1036 – April 14, 2018 By Daniel Stanton. This content is only available to IFRAsia.com subscribers. This content is available to IFRAsia.com subscribers. Please login if you have a subscription. Alternatively…
Sri Lanka has been recording light to moderate rains with few heavy spells for the past three to four days. However, the intensity of rains increased during the last 24 to 48 hours.
Colombo – USAID and IOM, the UN Migration Agency, this week handed over new transitional homes to 120 families affected by the May 2017 floods and landslides in the Rathnapura district of Sri Lanka. The homes, which were built by IOM in Dombagammana vi…