Previously, the earliest evidence of bowhunting in Southeast Asia dated to 32,000 years ago. Older still are traces of 64,000-year-old bow-and-arrow technology discovered in South …
Sri Lanka ‘sold’ 2011 cricket World Cup final: minister
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka “sold” the 2011 World Cup final to India, the country’s former sports minister said on Thursday, reviving one of cricket’s most explosive match-fixing controversies. Mahindananda …
Sri Lanka’s first-ever underwater museum declared open in Galle
(MENAFN – Colombo Gazette) Sri Lanka’s first-ever underwater museum has been declared open in Galle, the Navy said today. Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva declared open the …
Government to raise USD 500 million to finance Vote on Account
The Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) intends to raise a Foreign Currency Term Financing Facility (FTFF) denominated in United State Dollars (USD) up to a limit of USD 500 million in 2020, the Ministry …
Atiku fears Nigeria is headed for financial ruin under Buhari
In a statement on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, he expressed shock at Nigeria’s Q1 2020 financial reports in the Medium Term … as has occurred in Sri Lanka and the Maldives,” he said. The former vice …
BOC yet again No.1 Banking Brand in Sri Lanka for 12th consecutive year
Brand Finance Lanka which has been operating as the Sri Lankan partner to the International company has been identifying brands annually since 2009. “The strength of our brand has always been rooted …
Sri Lanka Insurance awarded ‘Most Valuable General Insurance Brand’
Sri Lanka Insurance awarded the prestigious ‘Most Valuable General Insurance Brand’ for the 3rd consecutive year by Brand Finance on Sri Lanka’s most valuable and strongest brands 2020. Further Sri …
HNB declared Best Sub-Custodian Bank in Sri Lanka at Global Finance Awards 2020
Custodian Bank in Sri Lanka at the recently concluded Global Finance Awards 2020. The award marked the second consecutive year in which the bank was declared country winners in a category which prior …
HCL Tech commences operations in Sri Lanka
India’s top IT firm HCL Technologies (HCL), commenced operations in Sri Lanka on June 16 and will hire 1,500 people in that country in the next 1.5 years. A key part of HCL’s business and development …
HCL Technologies begins operations in Sri Lanka, to create over 1,500 new jobs
HCL Technologies on Tuesday announced the beginning of its operations in Sri Lanka which is accelerating into an emerging destination of choice for the global IT operations and business process …