Sri Lanka plans to reopen its tourism sector on Aug. 1 by allowing only small groups of visitors to begin with, a tourism official said on Sunday. Kimali Fernando, chairperson of the Sri Lanka Tourism …
The Burning of Jaffna Public Library: Sri Lanka’s First Step Toward Civil War
The events of 39 years ago set the stage for Sri Lanka’s civil war – and still echo today. In the aftermath, the Jaffna Public Library was set ablaze and the burning continued unchecked for two nights …
In Sri Lanka, bushmeat poachers haven’t let up during lockdown
The killing of a young forest ranger by suspected poachers has underscored that illegal hunting in Sri Lanka, and the bushmeat trade it feeds, hasn’t stopped during the lockdown imposed in response to …
Sri Lanka- COVID-19 Makes Coding Go Virtual at LearnWare Academy
Lockdown and curfew took everyone by surprise in Sri Lanka. One day it was business as usual, the next, everyone was working in isolation. The initial panic and confusion will be etched in our minds …
COVID-19 destroys almost half a million tourism jobs in Sri Lanka
Big tourist companies demand more funds to revive their businesses, not out of sympathy for workers, but to boost profits.
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Policy is Non-aligned, Both India and China are Valued Friends: PM Mahinda Rajapaksa
In an exclusive interview, the Sri Lankan PM asserted that Tamil people want prosperity and peace, not a separate homeland, and asked Tamil politicians to realise that a separate state is just not …
Flower believes Sri Lanka can bloom at T20 World Cup
Batting coach Grant Flower feels Sri Lanka have the potential to be a force at the T20 World Cup in Australia.
Dozens of Sri Lankans from Kuwait test positive for coronavirus
Nearly 160 Sri Lankans repatriated from Kuwait last week have tested positive for coronavirus and one returnee has died, officials said Wednesday, with concern mounting about imported infections just …
With debt crunch looming, Sri Lanka needs help from its friends
Sri Lanka’s finances were fragile long before the coronavirus delivered its blow, but unless the country can secure aid from allies like China, economists say it may have to make a fresh appeal to the …
Sri Lanka- Ad agency’s utilise modern business model geared for ‘Work From Home’ to share cost-benefit with clients
News Publisher and Quire Sri Lanka, Business models geared towards managing agile working staff better equipped to manage COVID-19 lockdown For most Sri Lankans, since March 2020 the economic impact o …