Dutch museum to start talks on returning stolen art to Sri Lanka
AMSTERDAM, March 2019: One of the Netherlands’ most venerated institutions, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is starting talks with Sri Lanka about some 1,000 pieces in…
U.S. State Department bestows ‘International Woman Of Courage’ award on lawyer Marini de Livera
WASHINGTON, March 2019: Marini de Livera, a pro bono attorney from Sri Lanka with a degree in speech and drama from Trinity College London, is…
ZERO TOLERANCE! Prominent personalities call for end to corporal punishment
COLOMBO, March 2019: The ongoing campaign to end corporate punishment in schools in Sri Lanka is gaining more momentum, as a number of prominent…
Trustworthy.ae Group breaks ground on its first facility in KIZAD
DUBAI, March 2019: Dubai-based Trustworthy.ae Group announced the groundbreaking of its first Inland Container Depot (ICD) and a third-party logistics (3PL) facility in Khalifa Industrial…
Javed Mansoor appointed Judge of Fiji High Court
SUVA: Fiji’s judiciary has welcomed in another addition to its rank following the swearing in of Puisne Judge Mohamed Javed Mansoor at the State House….
TerraPay partners with Pan Asia Bank for instant money transfers to Sri Lanka
AMSTERDAM: TerraPay has partnered with Pan Asia Bank, which enables TerraPay’s network partners to make instant cross-border money transfer to all bank accounts in Sri Lanka….
Giant leap for Sri Lanka – first ever satellite to be launched in April
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will launch its first ever satellite into space in April marking its entry into the global space age, according to officials from…
Sri Lanka gets its first data-based elephant distribution map
SACRAMENTO: For a large, charismatic and endangered species such as the Asian elephant, you might think scientists would have figured out where they hang out…
Angel(o) in seventh heaven
COLOMBO: A star is reborn. Sri Lankan batsman and Nondescripts Cricket Club (NCC) captain Angelo Perera has taken world cricket by storm, becoming only the…
Independence Day celebrations in Dubai
DUBAI: The Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Dubai and the Northern Emirates celebrated the 71st National Day of Sri Lanka at a function held…