The United Nations General Assembly adopts Sri Lanka sponsored resolution to declare March 1st as ‘World Seagrass Day’
NEW YORK: The United Nations General Assembly adopted today (23rd May 2022), a Sri Lanka sponsored Resolution A/76/L.56, declaring 1st March as World Seagrass Day….
A Letter From Sri Lanka: Galle Storm
COLOMBO: Galle Face is Colombo’s showpiece sea front. China and India have cheek-by-jowl real estate here. The Taj Samudra is an old property, dwarfed by…
Sri Lanka protesters defy President, rejecting a cabinet shuffle
COLOMBO: After weeks of upheaval over Sri Lanka’s economic crisis and growing resentment to his rule, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa offered the public a sacrifice, urging…
Sri Lankan rupee is world’s worst-performing currency
HONG KONG: Sri Lanka’s rupee has plunged to a record low to become the world’s worst-performing currency, as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa struggles to contain a…
Sri Lanka launches online seat reservation system for train travel
COLOMBO: Dilum Amunugama, Minister of Transport on 21 March launched a website and a mobile application for the first time in Sri Lanka for booking…
The top 18 things to do in Sri Lanka: Experience the best of this island nation
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka may only be small, but thanks to its jungle-clad mountains, golden sandy beaches, abundant wildlife in their natural habitats, and spice-laden cuisines,…
In Sri Lanka, a wild cat thrives in the unlikely urban jungle of Colombo
COLOMBO: At his home in Thimbirigasyaya, a highly residential area in the heart of Sri Lanka’s commercial capital Colombo, Eshan Witana keeps expensive Japanese koi…
Port City Colombo Marina welcomes its first Superyacht, MY Kalizma
COLOMBO: The Port City Colombo Marina welcomed the MY Kalizma – The Classic Superyacht, once owned by Hollywood screen idols Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton….
An 87-year-old grandmother from Sri Lanka has become the oldest person to earn a master’s degree at this university in Canada
ONTARIO: Varatha Shanmuganathan is 87, but her soul is as young and vibrant as ever. When she isn’t playing Scrabble or dancing and singing with…
Surf’s up: Santa Fe film fest will premiere documentary about Sri Lankan woman who rides the waves
SANTA FE: Jordyn Romero travels the world to create documentary films. Yet when she’s back in her hometown of Santa Fe, she relishes the time….