“Through this program, professor Premadasa will be able to assist our colleagues in Sri Lanka as they work to further collaboration between learning in the classroom and application of that learning in the business world, specifically in the area of fi…
This photograph taken on Feb. 10, 2015, shows a general view of the port facility at Hambantota. On Monday, a Sri Lankan military official repeated at a U.S. defense forum that his government’s assurances the port would not be used by the Chinese military. AFP PHOTO / LAKRUWAN …
However, the recent nutritional estimates of Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2016/17 do not paint a positive picture about the current status of Sri Lanka. Despite the countless initiatives to alleviate malnutrition, child nutritional levels have n…
Moody’s Investors Service has found that Sri Lanka’s debt sums to 80% of its national GDP, a ratio larger than instability ridden countries including Pakistan, Pakistan, Rwanda, Kenya and Ethiopia. The investors service said that a sustainable rebound in real GDP growth will be essential to support future …
Apr 09, Colombo: Despite a double-digit growth in exports, Sri Lanka’s trade deficit widened to exceed US$ 1 billion mark in January 2018 for the second consecutive month due to significant level of imports offsetting the increase in export earnings, according to the Central Bank data released in its …
Apr 09, Colombo: Sri Lanka has become one of the first countries to openly support China’s Belt and Road Initiative, since it is highly compatible with Sri Lanka’s national development strategy and a golden opportunity to develop the island nation, Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Cheng Xueyuan said.
Sri Lanka’s newly appointed head of Lankan Premier League tournament, Russel Arnold says that the skill levels of country’s players have fallen … SLC had launched Sri Lanka Premier League in 2011 but the tournament was unsuccessful and had to be abandoned a year later due to lack of sponsors.
The Knuckles mountain range, a world heritage conservation area, is one of Sri Lanka’s major nature attractions. The reserve attracts large numbers of local and foreign tourists who visit the area to witness its natural waterfalls and for trekking. The Knuckles range consists of rugged mountain peaks …
Apr 09, Colombo: Under a MoU with the government of Sri Lanka, India has launched a project to uplift the livelihood of the farming and fishery communities in Southern Sri Lanka. In a special ceremony held today at Nonagama Cultural Centre in Ambalanto…
Knowing that this was his one chance to prove to the world that he is the next big thing in martial arts, 32-year-old Sudarshana Deshappriya set up on the Sri Lanka’s Got Talent stage with his bricks and roof tiles. He proceeded to show his strength by breaking the tiles on his flexed arms, all while doing …