Sri Lanka and the Maldives to enhance cooperation in shipbuilding and boatbuilding industries
MALÉ: A virtual meeting between the National Boating Association of Maldives (NBAM) and representatives of the Sri Lanka shipbuilding and boatbuilding industries was hosted by…
Sri Lanka Pavilion opens at Expo 2020 Dubai
DUBAI: The Consul General of Sri Lanka to Dubai and Northern Emirates and the Deputy Commissioner General of Sri Lanka to Expo Nalinda Wijerathna and…
Manike Mage Hithe: The viral song that could pave the way for future Sri Lanka-India music collaborations
NEW DELHI: Every once in a while, there comes a song that breaks the language barrier and, thanks to the proliferation of YouTube and the…
‘Manike Mage Hithe’: The Sri Lankan song that has bewitched Indian hearts
NEW DELHI: ‘Manike Mage Hithe’ sung by young artiste Yohani De Silva and Satheeshan has created history in Sri Lanka as the song has been…
Sri Lankan coconuts help Yorkshire Dales combat peatland crisis
YORKSHIRE: When climate change threatened to destroy one of Britain’s beauty spots few people would have thought that coconuts from Sri Lanka would be its…
Next stop, the sea: Sri Lanka’s old buses are a new home for marine life
GALLE: Buses are the most common mode of public transport in Sri Lanka. But after thousands of trips, facilitating millions of commuter rides over their…
Study by Sri Lankan university finds Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine highly efficient against Delta variant
COLOMBO: Researchers from one of Sri Lanka’s leading universities, the Sri Jayewardenepura University, have found that China’s Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine is highly efficient against the…
In Sri Lanka, a dangerous climb for online school
BOHITIYAWA, Sri Lanka: Getting online school lessons for residents of this remote Sri Lankan village requires a trek through dense bushes sometimes visited by leopards…