Although Hopper Kadé translates to “hopper shop”, it’s only now the owners can officially claim to have one. “We did the market circuit for two years to test the concept, to see if people were interested in Sri Lankan food. We had no idea there would be so much demand,” co-owner Ruvanie De Zoysa says …
Most political parties still believe that a woman candidate can’t generate a huge number of votes compared to a male candidate. Sri Lankan politics is male dominated and it’s so hard for a female candidate to break this trend and make voters think differently. The Elections Commissioner recently said …
Almost every Kollywood production finds an eager audience among Tamil movie buffs in Sri Lanka, but for the first time in 42 years, viewers are flocking to cinemas to catch a film made by one of their own. Last Friday, Komaali Kings, a full-length comm…
Feb 26, Colombo: The State Government of Victoria, in association with the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Melbourne and the Aus-Lanka Business Council, organized a well-attended networking reception to recognize mutual opportunities for trade and in…
… made in Sri Lanka, in more than 40 years, hope it is the start of a homegrown revival. Tamils normally watch movies made in India, because the local industry has been crippled by decades of war and lack of experienced movie makers. Al Jazeera’s Minelle Fernandez reports from Colombo, Sri Lanka.
YANGON, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) — The Myanmar government and the Myanmar Rice Federation have donated 300 tons of rice to Sri Lanka’s flood victims, the official Global New Light of Myanmar reported Monday. The donation is made as humanitarian aid for victims of the flood and landslide in Sri Lanka in …
The unity government of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the United National Party (UNP) was thrown into a crisis after former president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s new party pulled off a stunning victory in local elections seen as a referendum on the ruling alliance. Former strongman Rajapaksa’s …
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Tea farmers in Sri Lanka were calling on the Government to reauthorise glyphosate as soaring costs, falling production and residues from alternative chemicals hit exports to key markets. The country … Sri Lankan farmers warned the ban was losing them…
COLOMBO, Feb 23 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee ended slightly firmer on Friday in dull trade as banks’ dollar selling on remittance inflows surpassed the importer greenback demand, dealers said. The rupee ended at 155.15/20 per dollar, compared with Thursday’s close of 155.25/30. The rupee hit …