First blockchain-based insurance platform launched for farmers in Sri Lanka
LONDON, July 2019: Aon plc, the leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions; Oxfam in Sri Lanka,…
2019 Common Ground Award bestowed upon Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga
LONDON, June 2019: Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Sri Lanka’s first and only female President, was awarded the 2019 Common Ground Award for her vision,…
Brussels welcomes new Sri Lankan ambassador Grace Asirwatham
BRUSSELS, June 2019: The new Sri Lankan ambassador to Belgium and the European Union, Grace Asirwatham has commenced duties at the Sri Lanka Embassy in Brussels….
Sangakkara set to make history as first non-British President of MCC
LONDON, May 2019: Cricket legend and former national captain Kumar Sangakkara was announced as the next President of the prestigious Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), becoming the…
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…
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…
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,…
Proposal to conduct GCE (O/L) exam overseas gaining momentum
GENEVA: A proposal by the Department of Examinations to conduct the G.C.E (O.L) Examination overseas for the children of Sri Lankans living abroad is gaining momentum…
Past Pupils Association of Visakha Vidyalaya hold AGM 2018 in UK
LONDON: The 35th annual general meeting of the Past Pupils Association of Visakha Vidyalaya in the UK, was held on 24th March 2018 at the Rising…
Container of books, sewing machines for Sri Lanka
STAMFORD: A container of donated books and sewing machines weighing ten and a half thousand tons has been sent to Sri Lanka. Since 2006, the…