Sri Lanka cancels school exams over paper shortage as financial crisis bites
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has cancelled school exams for millions of students after running out of printing paper, as the country contends with its worst financial…
Apparel exports up 22 per cent, surpass US$ 5B in 2021
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s second largest foreign exchange earner and the leading export product, apparel exports, surpassed the US$ 5 billion mark during last year with…
Sri Lanka aviation contingent off to Central African Republic for peacekeeping duties
COLOMBO: The annual changing of personnel of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Aviation Unit under the United Nations helicopter deployment in the Central African…
MP Diana Gamage elected as the president of Sri Lanka – South Africa Parliamentary Friendship Association
COLOMBO: Member of Parliament Diana Gamage was elected as the President of Sri Lanka – South Africa Parliamentary Friendship Association for the ninth Parliament, according…
FIFA President assures support to promote football in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: The President of the international football governing body, FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), Gianni Infantino, called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister…
Passport applications increase
COLOMBO: The Department of Immigration and Emigration says that the number of applications for passports has increased significantly of late. Spokesman of the department Gayan…
Yohani to be made tourism brand ambassador
COLOMBO: Young singing sensation Yohani de Silva is to be made a brand ambassador to promote Sri Lanka’s tourism industry in line with the Expo…
TEQ Sri Lanka launches website
COLOMBO: TEQ Sri Lanka launched their official website at its fifth Executive Committee Meeting for the year 2021 which was held on June 5 on…
Sri Lanka recovers black box from sinking ship
SINGAPORE: A black box from a ship loaded with chemical and plastic that is sinking off Sri Lanka has been located, officials said, as investigators…
Newly-elected office bearers of the Sri Lanka Foreign Service Association meet Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena
COLOMBO: The newly-elected office bearers of the Sri Lanka Foreign Service Association (SLFSA) met the Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena on 1 February at the Minister’s…