Sri Lanka clinches deal with Japan to restructure $2.5 billion in debt
Sri Lanka and Japan signed agreements on Friday to restructure $2.5 billion worth of debt, completing two years of talks that will assist the island nation in getting back on its feet after a severe financial crisis.
A resort entirely staffed and run by women in Sri Lanka seeks to break gender barriers
After leaving school, Jeewanthi Adikari was determined to pursue her studies in accounting. But her life took a different path when she
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Lanka’s fugitive police chief petitions court to prevent arrest
Deshabandu Tennakoon, Sri Lanka’s suspended police chief, has petitioned the Court of Appeal to stay his arrest in connection with a shooting incident in which an officer was killed. The two-member Court of Appeal decided to take up the case on March 12.
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Special trains from Colombo Fort to Badulla, KKS during school vacation
Sri Lanka Railways has planned to operate four special trains in line with the school vacation and Sri Pada pilgrimage season, starting from Wednessday (12). ..
Sri Lanka’s first all-women resort seeks to shatter gender barriers in tourism industry
Sri Lanka has launched its first resort entirely managed by women, the Amba Yaalu resort, located in Dambulla city. This initiative aims to empower women in the country’s male-dominated tourism industry and contribute to the country’s economic recovery.
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Foreign investors in focus as Invest Sri Lanka 2025 set to kick off in March
The highly-awaited Invest Sri Lanka Capital Market Investor Forum 2025 is set to take place on March 27 and 28, 2025, in Colombo, to woo foreign investors. ..
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As Sri Lanka’s rail tracks continue to claim elephant lives, experts suggest solutions
Thushari, a young female elephant, born wild and free, would roam the landscapes of Galgamuwa in northwestern Sri Lanka every day with her family in search of water and food, crossing the railway tracks that bisected their territory.
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Sri Lanka procures digital national ID cards from Thales
The Department of Registration of Persons procured 700,000 polycarbonate cards from Thales for its e-NIC project to be implemented by year-end.
Ceylons Munich Teaches Sri Lankan Women To Become Master Lapidaries
In its sophisticated Colombo, Sri Lanka facility, the sustainable sapphire dealer and miner CEYLONS Munich is training young women to become master lapidaries
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India, Sri Lanka, South Africa to play women's ODI tri-series in April-May
Sri Lanka will host India and South Africa for a women's ODI tri-series in April and May, the SLC announced on Thursday. This tri-series was not part of the Future Tours Programme originally.
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Sri Lanka procures digital national ID cards from Thales – report
The Department of Registration of Persons procured 700,000 polycarbonate cards from Thales for its Electronic National Identity Card (e-NIC) project to be implemented by year-end, top officials said