Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka to launch third international airport
Colombo, Feb 18 (newsin.asia) - The Sri Lankan government will develop an existing domestic airport in Palali, in the former war torn north of the island country into an international airport to spur more tourism and economic benefits into the northern region, Sri Lanka's Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe said here on Monday. Local media reports, quoting Wickremesinghe said that as...
Brunching at the Grind Coffeehouse in Colombo
Colombo, Feb 18 (@SerialEaters #Instagram) - So, we’ve been seeing loads of brunch spots popping up all over the island. Almost all of them have incredible Instagram grids, with pics of food that honestly look way too good to eat. Having said that, the Grind’s Instagram feed is on a whole other level! It is gorgeous, and so, (not even...
Why is it hard to recruit hangmen in Sri Lanka?
The Sinhalese term used for "executioner" is Alugosuwa, a derivative of the Portuguese term Algoz, meaning a beastly or cruel person. Hence the job is socially unacceptable.
Sri Lankan President condemns terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir
Colombo, Feb 15 (newsin.asia) - Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, on Friday strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Pulwama, in the India's Jammu and Kashmir state, which killed 40 officers from India's Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). In a statement, Sirisena said he was extremely saddened over the dastardly terror attack and called upon the global community to unite to condemn such...
Pakistan envisages connection between Gwadar, Karachi, Colombo and Hambantota ports
Pakistan President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday conferred Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) upon Chief of Defence Staff Sri Lankan Armed Forces Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne
Sri Lanka set to launch mega global campaign to promote Ceylon Tea
Colombo, Feb 14 (newsin.asia) - Sri Lanka is all set to launch a mega global campaign to promote its popular Ceylon Tea this year in order to boost its tea exports, local media reports said here Thursday. Plantation Industries Minister, Navin Dissanayake said the global campaign will first start off in China in May and in Russia in September followed...
US seeks sustained military engagement with Lanka despite political and ethnic turmoil
Adm. Phil S. Davidson said the Sri Lankan navy is a well-trained and professional force with the potential to contribute to multi-lateral maritime interoperability in the Indian Ocean.
Sri Lanka begins search for two hangmen
Colombo, Feb 13 (newsin.asia) - Sri Lanka's Prisons Department, on Wednesday said it was on the look out for two hangmen after President Maithripala Sirisena vowed to implement the death penalty on convicted drug traffickers within the next two months. Prisons Spokesperson, Thushara Upuldeniya said that an advertisement had already been released in the local media calling for applications, and...
Indian envoy urges Lankan entrepreneurs to partner India’s phenomenal growth
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that by 2030, India would be the third largest economy in the world.
Sri Lanka tourist arrivals grows 2.2% in Jan.
Colombo, Feb 12 (newsin.asia) - Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka grew 2.2 percent in January compared to the same period last year with the arrival of 244,239 tourists, statistics from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority showed here Tuesday. The leading markets for Sri Lanka tourism were India, China and Britain. China accounted for 11 percent of the total traffic,...
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