Sri Lanka’s navy provided interest free loans to forty sailors this week as part of a range of benefits provided for its troops, as defense spending continues to dominate Sri Lanka’s budget. Loans worth Rs. 500,000 each were granted to the sailors, reports an official military website. The loans are part of a …
Most cricket buffs in India only got a glimpse of their hero Virat Kohli’s wedding and reception through videos and photographs on social media. But one ardent fan from Sri Lanka got a chance to attend the Mumbai reception on Tuesday, following a personal invitation from the Indian captain.
COLOMBO, Dec 28 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee closed lower on Thursday as demand for dollars from importers and banks outweighed inward remittances and conversion of the U.S. currency by exporters, dealers said. The spot rupee, which traded at 152.3…
COLOMBO, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares inched higher on Thursday in their fifth straight gaining session to a fresh three-week closing high as the central bank held key policy rates steady, with trading muted by the holidays after Christmas. Sri Lanka’s central bank kept its benchmark interest …
The Central Bank on Tuesday said it has received $292.1 million in first payment from the leasing of Sri Lanka’s main southern port to the China Merchant Port Holdings Co. Ltd. and the proceeds has been credited to the US Dollar account of Government of Sri Lanka maintained at the Central Bank.
COLOMBO, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares touched a near two-week closing high on Tuesday, as investors picked up banking and diversified stocks, with muted trading as investors went on holiday in the Christmas week. Investors were also waiting for…
One dog had a very waggy tail this Christmas, thousands of miles from the Sri Lankan streets where she survived against all the odds. Street dog Kalu overcame horrific conditions and neglect in Hikkaduwa before making a miracle recovery from being run …
COLOMBO, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) — Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena granted amnesty to 526 inmates Monday on the occasion of the Christmas, an official said. Prisons Commissioner H.M.T.N. Upuldeniya told Xinhua that these 526 inmates were in jail fo…
Category:Sri Lankan expatriates in the Czech Republic. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to: navigation, search. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. A. ? Ambassadors of Sri Lanka to the Czech Republic (1 P). Ret…
If you’re going to get mythological about it, then Sri Lanka is likely the Lanka from the Ramayana – though some scholars do speculate that Ravana’s kingdom was actually somewhere near the Maldives. Which of these speculations will turn out to be true, no one knows now. But what I can tell you is that …