“In this year alone, 221 Tamil Nadu fishermen were apprehended by Sri Lankan Navy. The repeated instances of arrests by the Sri Lankan navy are causing severe stress and anguish among the fishermen …
Sri Lanka apprehends 23 Indian fishermen, M K Stalin writes to Centre
“In this year alone, 221 Tamil Nadu fishermen were apprehended by Sri Lankan Navy. The repeated instances of arrests by the Sri Lankan navy are causing severe stress and anguish among the fishermen …
Sapna Seneviratne appointed CEO of Publicis Groupe, Sri Lanka
I look forward to bringing in future-facing, agile and powerful business solutions through “Power Of One” and accelerating brands. We have a fantastic team in Sri Lanka, a tremendous repertoire of …
China Grants 10.6 Million Litres Of Free Diesel To Sri Lanka’s Farmers And Fishermen
China said on Sunday that it has donated 10.6 million litres of diesel to Sri Lankan farmers and fishermen to facilitate their work in the most affected sectors of agriculture and fishery.
Road to a “developed country” in 2048
It expects Sri Lanka to be a “developed country” by the year 2048, which marks 100 years of independence; therefore, we have 25 years to go. A developed country means a high-income country which has …
Ecuador, Seychelles, Sri Lanka: The new deals that take from national debt to give to conservation
This is money borrowed by governments to finance public spending or infrastructure investment … may seem large it would be dwarfed by alleged negotiations underway with Sri Lanka, currently …
PM Hasina: After Bangladesh helped Sri Lanka with $200m loan, many countries made similar requests
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said after helping Sri Lanka with a currency swap, many countries communicated with her to get the same kind of assistance from Bangladesh. “We have assisted Sri …
From Jungle To International Five-Star
I first met Ranasinghe Premadasa, the ninth prime minister of Sri Lanka, in 1981. He was a unique man loved … the Director – Operation had to be personally involved in managing this prestigious …
Sri Lanka To Check Gold Smuggling By Airline Passengers: Minister
According to Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, Sri Lanka’s minister of state for finance, the country has directed its customs department to take strenuous measures to prevent airlines from smuggling gold into …
No more queues in Sri Lanka, but no one knows!
Sri Lanka’s tour operators have found it hard to change the perceptions of travellers that the country is no longer standing in long queues for fuel. Tour operators speaking with the Business Times …