Sri Lanka opens first wax museum
POLONNARUWA, November 2019:Sri Lanka has opened a wax museum in Polonnaruwa, that is styled on the world famous Madame Tussauds, at the Ancient Technology Museum,…
Gotabaya Rajapaksa vows to be President for all Sri Lankans
COLOMBO, November 2019: Gotabaya Rajapaksa, candidate of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna achieved a spectacular win in the Presidential elections on 16 November and immediately…
Commonwealth Secretary General visits mangrove site
KOGGALA, November 2019: Commonwealth Secretary General Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland made a brief visit to a mangrove replanting site in Wadduwa in Koggala recently, in…
Luxury train ‘Denuwara Menike’ commences Colombo-Badulla service
COLOMBO, November 2019: Sri Lanka Railways has commenced the new intercity train service between Colombo Fort and Badulla with the launch of the ‘Denuwara Menike’…
Tilak Marapana leads Sri Lanka delegation to 18th NAM Summit
AZERBAIJAN, October 2019: Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana is leading the Sri Lanka delegation to the 18th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of…
Esala Weerakoon is next Secretary-General of SAARC
COLOMBO, October 2019: Senior Sri Lankan career diplomat Esala Weerakoon has been appointed as the next Secretary-General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation…
U.S. initiative helps make Arugam Bay a sustainable, green tourist destination
COLOMBO, September 2019: The U.S. Government is helping make Arugam Bay a sustainable, green tourist destination through an initiative called “Waste Less Arugam Bay,” sponsored…
China-gifted frigate formally joins Sri Lanka Navy as SLNS Parakramabahu
COLOMBO, August 2019: The Sri Lanka Navy held a commissioning ceremony at the Colombo port on August 22 for the China-gifted frigate “P625”, which was…
Facelift for rail transport in Sri Lanka
LONDON, August 2019: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved its first loan to Sri Lanka’s railway sector, providing US$160m towards the US$192m Railway Efficiency…
Call for early inclusion of Sri Lanka as an ASEAN Sectoral Dialogue Partner
COLOMBO, August 2019: Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha has called for an early decision by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to include Sri Lanka…