Lulu Group launches Sri Lankan food promotion week in UAE
ABU DHABI, April 2019: On the occasion of the Sri Lankan Sinhala and Tamil New Year, Lulu international supermarket and hypermarket chain is running a…
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…
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….
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…
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…
Sri Lankan rewarded with Permanent Residency in South Korea after rescuing 90-year old woman from burning house
SEOUL: After saving a 90-year old woman from a burning house in North Gyeongsang Province last year, Nimal Siri, a Sri Lankan migrant worker in…
New building for Sri Lankan school in Doha
DOHA: The groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of constructing a new building for Stafford Sri Lankan School Doha was held in Doha, according to…
Young scientist Hasini Jayatilaka honoured for breakthrough cancer research
NEW YORK: Young Sri Lankan research scientist, Hasini Jayatilaka has been named by the prestigious Forbes magazine in its annual “30 Under 30” list of…
First Qatar Visa Centre opens in Sri Lanka to simplify recruitment procedures
COLOMBO: The first-ever Qatar Visa Centre was inaugurated in Colombo by Dr. Rashid bin Shafea Al-Marri, Qatar’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka, as part of efforts…