SriLankan Airlines seeks potential Gulf buyers and expansion after flying into profit
ABU DHABI: SriLankan Airlines should be a target for takeover by carriers in the Gulf once it is privatised, after making an operating profit for…
Pakistan inflicts heaviest home test defeat on Sri Lanka to sweep series 2-0
COLOMBO: Pakistan inflicted the heaviest home test defeat on Sri Lanka on Thursday, securing a comprehensive victory in the second match at Sinhalese Sports Club…
Sri Lanka’s ‘Vaulting Queen’ works as Dubai housemaid to support family at home
DUBAI: A top Sri Lankan athlete who set national records in the pole vault has been working as a housemaid in Dubai to help support her family at…
Recent seismic activity in Indian Ocean likely led pilot whales to beach on Sri Lanka shores
KALPITIYA: The Feb.11 beaching of 14 pilot whales in Kalpitiya, about 172 kilometers (107 miles) from the capital, Colombo, may have occurred due to the recent…
President vows to take unpopular measures to support recovery of Sri Lanka’s economy
COLOMBO: President Ranil Wickremesinghe delivering the Policy Statement, also known as the Throne Speech shortly after ceremonially inaugurating the 4th session of the 9th Parliament…
Sri Lanka is calm again. That doesn’t mean things are any better.
COLOMBO: On the surface, calm has returned to Sri Lanka since the South Asian nation plunged into political chaos and virtual bankruptcy last summer. Gone…
Patrick Mendis, longtime Minnesotan, transatlantic relations scholar honored by Sri Lanka Foundation
MINNESOTA: Patrick Mendis, an award-winning University of Minnesota alumnus, has recently been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Sri Lanka Foundation in Los…
Sri Lanka’s cost-of-living crunch threatens to sink millions already facing hard choices
RAMBODA: Long before the country’s first-ever international debt default in May 2022 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which added to the country’s problems, tea estate…
Department of Immigration and Emigration increases fees for various visas
COLOMBO: The Department of Immigration and Emigration has increased the fees for various categories of visas including charges for applying for Dual Citizenship with effect…
Emirates to operate double daily direct flights to Colombo from 1 December
DUBAI: Emirates has announced plans to add an additional daily direct flight between Dubai and Colombo, starting from 1 December 2022, to cater to the…