UAE provides opportunity for foreigners to visit, live and work with flexible new visa rules

ABU DHABI: The UAE’s new visa rules, which offer many features, facilities and benefits, including the renewable 5-year Green Residence visa, come into effect on Monday, October 3, according to...

Grand opening of Havelock City Mall redefines Sri Lanka’s shopping and entertainment experience

COLOMBO: The highly anticipated Havelock City Mall iopened on October 19 2023. This international standard shopping mall promises to deliver an unparalleled shopping and entertainment...

Regulatory bill sparks international interest in country’s gambling industry

COLOMBO: In a major move for the local sector, Sri Lanka's gambling industry is gearing up for massive transformation as the government greenlights a long-awaited...

Sri Lanka-Japan Business Council holds AGM; looks for more trade, investments

[ad_1] Seated from left: Advisor Tilak De Zoysa, Japanese Ambassador Mizukoshi Hideaki, President Mahen Kariyawasan, Advisor Deva Rodrigo, Julianne Boulton...

Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance inks deal with Muralitharan’s company Ceylon Beverage International for a mega project

NEW DELHI: Mukesh Ambani, one of the wealthiest men in the world and the chairman of Reliance Industries, is determined...

Central Bank rejects speculation over remittances by Sri Lankan expatriates

COLOMBO: The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has rejected speculation that remittances sent by Sri Lankan expatriates to the country...

Sri Lanka Enthralls Hanoi with Flavors and Tradition at Food Festivals

HANOI: Sri Lanka recently showcased its vibrant culinary heritage and rich artistic traditions at two prominent food festivals in Hanoi, captivating attendees with the island...

Ecuador, Seychelles, Sri Lanka: The new deals that take from national debt to give to conservation

LYON: In the 1990s, Irish singer Bob Geldof and friends campaigned to “drop the debt,” in an effort to alleviate the economic struggles of developing...

Maldivian launches new route from Malé to Colombo

MALĖ: Maldivian, the flag carrier of the Maldives, has announced the commencement of its highly anticipated service to Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo starting from April...

Sri Lanka targets superyacht tourism

COLOMBO:Sri Lanka’s Tourism Promotion Bureau is currently addressing obstacles to marine tourism, specifically leisure activities on yachts. Led by the bureau’s Director General, Nalin Perera,...

7 best luxury boutique hotels in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: An island country located in South Asia, Sri Lanka has a rich history dating back thousands of years and is renowned for its diverse...

On Ramayana trail, young Indians help revive tourism in crisis-hit Sri Lanka

NEW DELHI:: Indians going on Ramayana trails and tours are taking religious tourism to a new level in Sri Lanka, prompting the island nation to...

SriLankan Airlines seeks potential Gulf buyers and expansion after flying into profit

ABU DHABI: SriLankan Airlines should be a target for takeover by carriers in the Gulf once it is privatised, after making an operating profit for...

Colombo queen ‘Elphinstone’: Sri Lanka’s heritage landmark with India

COLOMBO: Inching towards its centenary, the Elphinstone Theatre building in Colombo's historic Maradana area stands proudly as an iconic cultural landmark of the capital city...

‘The Red Suitcase’ unpacks rare Nepal-Sri Lanka partnership at Venice Film Festival

VENICE: “The Red Suitcase,” which has its world premiere in the Venice Film Festival’s Horizons strand, is a rare Nepal-Sri Lanka co-production. The producers have...

Prof. Gishan Dissanaike Becomes the First Home-grown Dean of Cambridge Judge Business School in Three Decades

CAMBRIDGE: In a historic appointment, Sri Lankan-born Professor Gishan Dissanaike has been named the new Dean of Cambridge Judge Business School (CJBS), University of Cambridge,...

U.S.-Sri Lanka Fulbright Commission celebrates 70th anniversary at gala event attended by President Wickremesinghe

COLOMBO: President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha, U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung, and the U.S.-Sri Lanka Fulbright Commission Board of Directors,...

President welcomes Royal College prefects to Presidential Secretariat

COLOMBO: President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the delay in the Sri Lankan university system at the commencement of courses would be avoided enabling students to...