His Saudi sponsor, who died six years ago, requested his next of kin to pay the benefits to the man if he could be found after his return to Sri Lanka. … to pay the end-of-service to Mohammed Zizan Hameed Lebbe, a Sri Lankan domestic driver, who had …
COLOMBO, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares on Thursday snapped a five-session winning streak and eased from a more than three-month high on profit-booking, while foreign buying in Commercial Bank Plc boosted the daily traded turnover. Hopes of polit…
The rupee ended at 155.25/30 per dollar, compared with Wednesday’s close of 155.10/25. The rupee hit a record low of 155.90 last week. “There was some importer dollar demand, but the market was dull with trading volume also was low,” a dealer said. The local currency has weakened 1.3 percent so …
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi, UAE, organized a blood donation drive and a medical campaign on the sidelines of celebrations of the 70th Anniversary of Independence, at the Embassy premises on February 2. Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates,…
In this journey, we witnessed heart wrenching scenes in rural areas of Sri Lanka. People suffering from chronic kidney diseases due to the lack of clean drinking water, children -our future generation- studying in sheds, villages threatened by wild ele…
Sri+Lankan+political+chaos+captures+international+media+attention. Monday, 19 February 2018 – 21:53. Sri Lankan political chaos captures international media attention. 374. Views. The recent election result in Sri Lanka has captured the attention of in…
COLOMBO, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) — The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) led by President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday ended days of political uncertainty in the country, saying it would continue to be a part of the unity government to push for "major ch…
COLOMBO, Feb 19 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee edged down on Monday on importer dollar demand, while political uncertainty continued to weigh on investor sentiment, dealers said. The rupee ended at 155.40/50 per dollar, compared with Friday’s close of 155.10/20. The rupee hit a record low of …
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) led by President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday ended days of political uncertainty in the country, saying it would continue … The future of Sri Lanka’s unity government was uncertain when UNP and SLFP were defeated in a local government election held on Feb.
COLOMBO, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares ended steady on Monday in thin trade amid political uncertainty after both parties in the ruling coalition suffered defeats in a local election earlier this month. Turnover stood at 288.4 million rupees ($1…