Monday, 08th December 2014 Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia will be the Chief Guest at the inauguration of two development projects in Katunayake and Hambantota. He is in Sri Lanka to deliver ...
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Record increase in Chinese tourists
Monday, 08th December 2014 The ever increasing number of Chinese tourists visiting Sri Lanka has prompted national carrier Sri Lankan Airlines to increase its direct flights to China with the addition of Kunming as Sri ...
‘Lanka IT sector to hit $1b mark in 2015
Monday, 08th December 2014 Sri Lanka’s surging IT and BPO exports would hit the critical dollar one billion mark as early as next year, surpassing previous expectations. The London Stock Exchange and HSBC have pr ...
Air China to launch direct Chengdu-Colombo flight from February 2015
Monday, 8th December 2014 China national passenger airline, Air China is scheduled to start direct service between Chengdu, the capital city of southwest China’s Sichuan province, and the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo ...
German cooperation helps uplift local SMEs
Monday, 8th December 2014 By Sanath Nanayakkare A packet of natural energy food, ‘Mediseed’, made of Kurakkan, Olu, Red cowpea, Heenatiya and Suwadel pity on sale at a trade stall of the Sri Lanka-German SME Pavili ...
NDP MP commemorates event honouring fallen Tamil Tigers, likens it to Remembrance Day in parliament
Thursday, 27th November 2014 By Stewart Bell TORONTO — Canada’s public safety minister said Thursday he was “shocked and appalled” after a New Democratic Party MP rose in the House of Commons to commemorate Tamil Heroes ...
Port of Colombo receives its largest container vessel
Wednesday, 26th November 2014 Marking yet another significant landmark in the container handling saga of Sri Lanka, the Port of Colombo received the largest container vessel to have called on Colombo, the MV MSC ...
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