Sri Lanka makes major push to promote wellness tourism at Arab Health
DUBAI: With tourism authorities focusing on the development of the wellness sector after identifying it as a catalyst for tourism growth, leading Sri Lankan business…
Sri Lanka participating for first time at top Arab health and wellness exhibition
DUBAI: At a time when Lonely Planet, the world’s top travel guide has selected Sri Lanka as the best destination to visit in 2019, Sri…
Sri Lanka is one of six best destinations in the world for tea lovers
WASHINGTON: The prestigious National Geographic magazine has selected Sri Lanka as one of the six best destinations in the world for tea lovers. In a…
‘WeChat Pay’ launched in Sri Lanka for the first time for Chinese tourists
COLOMBO: Chinese tourists visiting Sri Lanka can now pay for their goods and services through the WeChat Pay facility –one of the leading mobile payment…
PETTI-KADE
‘Petti-Kades’ were generally found in every small neighbourhood in the Sri Lanka I grew up. It was our version of the British Corner-Shop or the…
Ceylon Electricity Board awards Vestas Sri Lanka’s first large scale wind park project in Mannar
COPENHAGEN: After introducing wind energy to Sri Lanka with a demonstration project 19 years ago, Vestas, the market leader in wind energy technology from Denmark,…
Hayleys Advantis clinches deal to operate major inland container depot and container freight station in Abu Dhabi
DUBAI: Hayleys Advantis Limited, the transport and logistics arm of Sri Lanka’s Hayleys Group, will operate a major inland container depot and a third party…
No more ‘Middle East Countries’ only passports
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will soon end the practice of issuing passports that are valid only for Middle Eastern countries and instead issue only passports that…
Sri Lankan Engineering Society of Bahrain holds seminar on ‘Strategic Negotiations’
MANAMA: The Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Dr. A. Saj U. Mendis, was invited by the Sri Lankan Engineering Society of…
HASSAN ESUFALLY MAKES HISTORY
COLOMBO: Hassan Esufally has become the first Sri Lankan to run a full marathon in all of the seven continents after overcoming treacherous terrain to…