Sri Lanka opens China-funded railway line
COLOMBO, April 2019: China has financed and constructed Sri Lanka’s first new railway line after the island nation became independent in 1948. The 26.75-km long…
Celebrated artist Raja Segar represented Sri Lanka at Culture Summit Abu Dhabi
April 2019: Celebrated artist Raja Segar was Sri Lanka’s delegate at the Culture Summit Abu Dhabi, which was held from 7 April to 11 April…
Old Royalists and Old Thomians lock horns today in second T20 ‘Battle of the Blues’ in the Middle East
DUBAI, April 2019: The alumni of two of Sri Lanka’s oldest and renowned schools, Royal College, Colombo and S. Thomas College, Mount Lavinia, are set…
Sri Lanka New Year Festival 2019 to kick off at Zabeel Park in Dubai on 12 April
“Sri Lankan New Year” is celebrated in the harvesting season of Sri Lanka, also called the festival of the Sun Celebration includes traditional New Year…
12-year old Nishi Uggalle, with an IQ higher than Einstein is crowned Britain’s brightest child
LONDON, March 2019: A 12-year-old girl with an IQ higher than Albert Einstein was crowned the winner of Channel 4’s Child Genius 2019 on 3…
Cricket fans gear up for desert ‘Battle of the Blues’
SHARJAH, March 2019: The 17th Gulf ‘Battle of the Blues’ between the old boys of two of the leading schools in Sri Lanka – Royal…
Pakistan’s renowned ethnic fashion brand Khaadi to enter Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, March 2019: Khaadi, an iconic fast fashion retail force from Pakistan, and a favourite of many Sri Lankan expatriates living in the Gulf and…
New Sri Lankan restaurant opens in Dubai
DUBAI: For tens of thousands of Sri Lankans living and working in the Middle East, nothing makes their day better than an authentic Sri Lankan…
Students swap classroom for Sri Lankan jungle, stopping elephants from destroying crops
ALICE SPRINGS, March 2019: Five students from Alice Springs recently swapped their classroom for the jungles of Sri Lanka, helping to keep elephants from crops…
Japan funds Colombo light rail system
COLOMBO, March 2019: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), a Japanese government lender, will loan Sri Lanka 30 billion Japanese yen ($268m) to build a…