A stricken oil tanker off Sri Lanka that has been on fire since last week has left a kilometre-long (0.6 mile) slick across the Indian Ocean, the country’s navy said Wednesday, sparking fears of an …
Sri Lanka Spots Oil Slick From Fire-Stricken Supertanker
Sri Lanka’s navy said on Tuesday that an oil slick had been spotted a kilometre from a loaded supertanker off the country’s east coast, as efforts to extinguish a fire on board continued. Sri Lankan …
HCL to hire 3,000 people in Sri Lanka in three years
HCL Tech is looking to hire 3,000 people over the next three years at its Sri Lanka software delivery centre.Srimathi Shivashankar, Corporate Vice-President and Programme Director, New Vistas, HCL, …
Diesel fuel found in ocean near Sri Lanka oil tanker fire
An Indian coast guard aircraft has sprayed a special chemical on a patch of diesel fuel near a large oil tanker off Sri Lanka’s coast where firefighters are battling a new blaze that broke out two day …
Oil Slick From Stricken Supertanker Spotted off Sri Lanka
COLOMBO (Reuters) – An oil slick has been spotted 1 km (half a mile) from a stricken supertanker loaded with crude oil off the east coast of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan navy said on Tuesday. “The ship …
Oil slick spotted off Sri Lanka coast near stricken tanker
An oil slick has been spotted near a burning supertanker off the east coast of Sri Lanka. Officials had warned they would need help if the vessel started spilling oil as they lacked the proper …
Sri Lanka to be a global innovation hub
In order to establish a knowledge and technology based society, and to make Sri Lanka a global innovation hub, the new government has prioritized the ICT sector, said Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Prime Minister says Sri Lanka is now back in business
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa says Sri Lanka is now back in business having successfully contained the global coronavirus pandemic.
Ships, aircraft fight new fire on oil tanker off Sri Lanka
Ships and aircraft from Sri Lanka and India intensified efforts to extinguish a new fire on oil tanker off Sri Lanka’s coast two days after the previous blaze was doused …
PM on making Sri Lanka a global innovation hub
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa says that the new government has prioritized the ICT sector and establishing a knowledge and technology based society to make Sri Lanka a global innovation hub …