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…
HNB arranges Rs.5.4bn syndicated loan to fund ODEL Mall
COLOMBO: Hatton National Bank PLC (HNB), Sri Lanka’s second largest private sector lender by assets, announced a breakthrough partnership with popular retail department store, ODEL…
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…
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…
Batticaloa airport opens for service
BATTICALOA: The Batticaloa Domestic Airport is now operational with Cinnamon Air operating twice daily scheduled flights to Batticaloa. The airport after renovation was declared open…
Sweeping visa policy changes to attract Sri Lankan professionals living overseas
COLOMBO: Sri Lankans who have obtained citizenship in other countries will be able to obtain a lifetime permanent resident visa in Sri Lanka for US$…