Johann Peries scales summit of Mt. Everest
KATHMANDU: Sri Lanka’s Johann Peries scaled the Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain at 5.55 a.m. (Nepal time) today, 22 May, to become only the second…
Sri Lanka ports records 15.3 % growth in Q1
COLOMBO: The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), which operates the island’s state-run ports, has recorded a total growth of 15.3% for the first quarter 2018,…
US Navy, Sri Lankan surgeons perform first ever robot-assisted surgery on ship
TRINCOMALEE: The surgical staff assigned to the US Navy hospital ship Mercy, alongside partner surgeons from Sri Lanka, completed the ship’s first ever robot-assisted surgery…
New York Times on Lester James Peries, 99, Visionary Sri Lankan Filmmaker
The doyen of Sinhala cinema Dr. Lester James Peries was laid to rest amidst a large and distinguished gathering at the Independence Square in Colombo…
National Geographic picks Sri Lanka as one of the best worldwide destinations for spring
WASHINGTON: Sri Lanka’s East Coast is on National Geographic’s list of the 14 best places to visit for a spring trip in 2018. The prestigious National…
Sri Lanka’s schedule for ICC Cricket World Cup announced
DUBAI: Sri Lanka, the 1996 world champions, will start their ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 campaign with a match against New Zealand on 1 June…
India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bhutan to send Buddhist relics to Sri Lanka for Vesak
COLOMBO: The Pakistan government has announced it will send sacred Buddhist relics to Sri Lanka on the occasion of Vesak. The relics exhibited at the Takshila Museum in…
Etisalat, Hutch agree to merge Sri Lanka operations
COLOMBO: UAE’s Etisalat and Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison have agreed to merge their mobile telecommunications operations in Sri Lanka. A joint statement said that Hutchison…
Sri Lankan engineers celebrate Sinhala and Tamil New Year in Dubai
DUBAI: Members of the Incorporated Engineers of Sri Lanka , celebrated the annual Sinhala & Tamil New Year recently with their families in Dubai. Find…
Unprecedented law allows expats to represent UAE in sports teams
ABU DHABI: The UAE Cabinet approved a federal law on 25 April allowing all UAE residents to represent the national teams in official sports tournaments…