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…
Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker Prize for The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
LONDON: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka has won the Booker Prize for fiction, one of the world’s most…
Pfizer pays $179m for Australian company behind smartphone app developed by scientist of Sri Lankan origin that can diagnose COVID
BRISBANE: An Australian company that invented a smartphone app it says can diagnose COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses by listening to someone cough has been…
Sri Lanka’s first privately-owned airline FitsAir to launch international operations on October 5 with flights to Dubai
COLOMBO: FitsAir, part of Fits Aviation Pvt. Ltd., a member of the Aberdeen Holdings Group of companies, will launch a low cost airline in Sri…
People’s Tribunal in The Hague indicts government over murder of journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge
COLOMBO: The People’s Tribunal on the Murder of Journalists at The Hague, the Netherlands, on September 19 issued an indictment against the Government of Sri…
President Wickremesinghe appeals to diaspora in UK to invest in Sri Lanka
LONDON: President Ranil Wickremesinghe who visited the United Kingdom to attend the funeral ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II had met with the Sri Lankan Diaspora…
Yohani sings Hindi remix of Manike Mage Hithe in upcoming Bollywood film Thank God
NEW DELHI: The now-famous track ‘Manike Mage Hithe’ sung by Sri Lankan singer-composer Yohani Diloka de Silva is now going to be part of the…
South Asia’s tallest tower opens its doors to tourists
COLOMBO:A 350-meter tall China-funded tower shaped like a gigantic long-stemmed lotus will be the main attraction for Sri Lanka to lure tourists to the bankrupt…
Sri Lanka on brink of food crisis after economic meltdown
COLOMBO: A food crisis in Sri Lanka looms as the island nation faces its worst economic disaster in decades., according to a report by Deutsche…
World reacts to Sri Lanka’s stunning Asia Cup triumph
DUBAI: Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lanka showed tremendous character to stun Pakistan in the final of the Asia Cup 2022 on September 11, defeating their star-studded…