Italian tyre giant distances itself from big Horana project
By Namini Wijedasa An Italian company that was reported to be investing in a US$ 75 million (Rs 11 billion)Continue Reading
Category: Sri Lanka
President Sirisena opens new Movenpick Hotel in Colombo
Colombo finally opened another 5-star hotel reportedly almost after 3 decades. The 219 room Movenpick City Hotel Colombo was openedContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Earned Record $3.5 Billion From Tourism in 2016
Sri Lanka earned a record $3.5 billion from tourism in 2016, seven years after the end of a devastating civilContinue Reading
Protest over Hambantota port deal turns violent
Several people have been injured in southern Sri Lanka during a protest against allowing China to build a port andContinue Reading
No Volkswagen AG involvement in Kuliyapitiya assembly plant : German Embassy
There is no involvement of German carmaker Volkswagen AG in the project to set up an assembly plant at KuliyapitiyaContinue Reading
ASP Liyanage appointed ambassador to Qatar
President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed politician turned businessman – A.S.P. Liyanage as the ambassador to Qatar, reports say. He hasContinue Reading
I want to topple the govt. in 2017, says Sri Lanka’s former President
Colombo-Two years after he was unseated, former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa for the first time explicitly stated his intentContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s influential ex-leader opposes land for Chinese investment
Reuters | COLOMBO Sri Lanka’s former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday criticised a government plan to grant 15,000 acres forContinue Reading
Second audio tape of Lasantha-Mahinda leaked
Second audio tape of Lasantha-Mahinda phone conversation leaked, Lasantha speaks about a threat situation & an embassy letter youtu.be/-X7cryOQnZU viaContinue Reading
World’s tallest Christmas tree unites Sri Lanka
Assembly work resumes on the Guinness World Record-breaking 325-foot-tall Christmas tree taking shape in Colombo. A rotating team of 150Continue Reading
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