Dinesh Karthik on Sunday hogged all the limelight as the wicket-keeper batsman hit a last-ball six to power India to a four-wicket win over Bangladesh in a nerve-wracking Nidahas Trophy final at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The Nidahas Trophy T20 t…
Women in Sri Lanka routinely experience sexual harassment in the workplace. Some have been denied promotions, been paid less than their male peers, and sexually harassed at work We have a strict ‘no jerks’ policy at the company where I work. It means we just don’t have room for people who bully …
COLOMBO, March 19 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee touched an all-time low on Monday on dollar demand from importers, but selling of the U.S. … The International Monetary Fund said on March 9 that Sri Lanka’s economy remains vulnerable to adverse shocks due to its large public debt and low …
COLOMBO, March 14 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee touched its all-time low on Wednesday as importer dollar demand surpassed mild selling of the greenback by exporters, dealers said. The rupee touched an intraday low of 155.90 per dollar, matching the …
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) – Sri Lankan activists and journalists are demanding the government end a weeklong shutdown of several social media sites now that anti-Muslim violence in the island’s central hills has eased.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — After a week-long shutdown of popular social media networks, journalists and rights activists are demanding the Sri Lankan government lift the censorship after anti-Muslim violence. Freddie Gamage of the Professional Web Journalists’ Association said the government …
Hi there We are a family of 2 adults and 2 teenagers due to arrive Colombo April 12 2018 for a 2 week holiday in Sri Lanka, starting in Colombo for 2 nights then travelling to Kandy, Ella, Udawalawe then down to the coast for a few days. Along…
He also goes on to admit that his sole focus is to safeguard Sri Lanka’s sovereignty, ensure a united country and the safety of war heroes . Huh? Could you believe that ? So Gotabaya Rajapaksa will give up his American citizenship ONLY if he is running for Presidency of Sri Lanka !!!!! Otherwise he will …
The anti-Muslim riots that rocked several towns in central Sri Lanka in the first week of March were swiftly put down by the army, deployed under a state of emergency clamped on March 6. But by then, scores of Muslim businesses had been burnt or heavil…
Last week the Defence Secretary ceremoniously opened the cyber operations centre based at Sri Lanka Air Force Head quarters, which was primarily established to monitor cyber borne threats that are directed towards any institution under the umbrella of …