Apr 25, Colombo: It has been revealed that a Sri Lankan woman was among the dead in the Toronto van attack on Monday. Beatrice Renuka Amarasinghe, a 48-year-old Sri Lankan-born Canadian citizen was among the 10 people who died when a rental van driven …
Shares of conglomerate John Keells Holdings Plc rose 1.9 percent, while Ceylon Cold Stores Plc ended 3.2 percent firmer. Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka Plc closed 2.4 percent higher and Sampath Bank gained 1.3 percent. ($1 = 157.6000 Sri Lankan rupe…
COLOMBO, April 25 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares edged higher on Wednesday from their lowest close in more than one week as foreign buying provided some support to the market amid continued political uncertainty, stockbrokers said. Foreign investors bou…
COLOMBO, April 25 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee hit a record closing low on Wednesday, as importers bought dollars while exporters stayed away expecting a further fall in the currency, dealers said. The rupee fell 0.25 percent to hit a record closin…
COLOMBO (News 1st) – It has come to light that a Sri Lankan woman was among the 10 people killed in Toronto, Canada, when a man plowed a rental van into pedestrians on a crowded Toronto sidewalk. Venerable Lunugamvehere Rewatha Thero, the Deputy Princi…
Sri Lankan Beautrice Renuka Amarasinghe has been identified as one of the victims of the van attack in Toronto. The 46-year-old was from Horana and was working at the Toronto District School Board. She was the mother of a 7-year-old boy. She was in Sri…
24 de abril de 2018, 15:35Colombo, Apr 24 (Prensa Latina) Apr 24, Colombo: Sri Lanka Coast Guard lifeguards reached another important milestone in their lifesaving activities passing the number of 1000 in rescued lives when a team of lifesavers from th…
Apr 24, Luxembourg: the Court of Justice of the European Union on Tuesday hearing a case involving a member of Sri Lanka’s terrorist group decided that a person who has in the past been tortured in his country of origin is eligible for ‘subsidiary protection’ if he faces a real risk of being intentionally …
ECONOMYNEXT – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka has partnered with the National Youth Services Council (NYSC), Cisco and Citi to train youth in digital and entrepreneurial skills. They will conduct e-learning programmes in 20…
COLOMBO, April 24 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee hit an all-time low on Tuesday, as dollar demand from importers outpaced selling of the U.S. currency by exporters, dealers said. The rupee hit a record low of 157.35 against the dollar intraday, weake…