Port of Colombo ranked world’s leading container growth port
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Port of Colombo was ranked the world’s top port with the highest container growth in the first half of 2018, Sri Lanka’s…
WHO declares Sri Lanka rubella-free
COLOMBO: The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Sri Lanka as a rubella-free country, according to a statement by the Health Ministry. The certificate declaring…
Over 100 towns in Sri Lanka boycott cigarette sales in support of anti-tobacco campaign
COLOMBO: Over 100 towns across Sri Lanka have boycotted the sale of cigarettes with an aim to discourage smoking and making Sri Lanka a tobacco-free…
Sri Lanka member of CICA
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka was unanimously accepted as a Member of the Conference on Interactions and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) on 15 August 2018,…
State-of-the-art eco-friendly electric trishaws by 2020
COLOMBO: Whatever one may call them – trishaws, tuk-tuks or three-wheelers, one can hardly miss them on the roads of Sri Lanka. But with more…
Shortage of passports to end soon
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Department of Immigration and Emigration has said that the shortage of new passports, which has presently put thousands on the waiting list,…
Mega Colombo Light Rail project set to transform future of transportation
COLOMBO: The Colombo Light Rail (CLR), a mega rail transit project, is on track to dramatically transform the transportation system in Sri Lanka. Details of…
SriLankan asks passengers to arrive at BIA 4 hours before departure time
COLOMBO: SriLankan Airlines has requested all passengers to arrive at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) four hours prior to their departure time, effective from Monday…
Sri Lanka’s Mattala loses international operations as flydubai withdraws
COLOMBO: Budget airline flydubai has terminated its services to Hambantota in Sri Lanka, leaving the airport in the southern part of the island without any…
Sri Lanka needs 100,000 workers for new luxury hotels
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan hotels will need over 100,000 new workers with the number of star-class rooms expected to double in the next three years, according…