Sri Lanka’s cost-of-living crunch threatens to sink millions already facing hard choices
RAMBODA: Long before the country’s first-ever international debt default in May 2022 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which added to the country’s problems, tea estate…
Department of Immigration and Emigration increases fees for various visas
COLOMBO: The Department of Immigration and Emigration has increased the fees for various categories of visas including charges for applying for Dual Citizenship with effect…
Emirates to operate double daily direct flights to Colombo from 1 December
DUBAI: Emirates has announced plans to add an additional daily direct flight between Dubai and Colombo, starting from 1 December 2022, to cater to the…
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,…
Justice Deepthi Amaratunga is a leading contender for a key position in United Nations Dispute Tribunal
NEW YORK: Sri Lanka will support the candidature of Justice Deepthi Amaratunga for the position of judge of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal (UNDT), when…
Interim Budget 2022
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his role as Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policy unveiled the interim budget 2022 in Parliament…
Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka arrested for allegedly raping 29-year old woman in Australia
SYDNEY: In a shocking turn of events, Sri Lanka batter Danushka Gunathilaka, who participated in Sri Lanka’s recent campaign at the T20 World Cup in…
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…
Guideline for the remittance-dependent
© The Kathmandu Post By Durga P Gautam While Sri Lanka was marking its 74th Independence Day earlier this year, an intriguing piece of news…
Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker Prize for The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
LONDON: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka has won the Booker Prize for fiction, one of the world’s most…