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
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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
Thousands still stranded in northeast Malaysia floods
Rantau Panjang (Malaysia) (AFP) – Thousands of people remained stranded in relief centres Thursday as northeast Malaysia struggled to recoverContinue Reading
David Warner achieves rare Test feat with rapid century
Australia’s David Warner has become the fifth batsman to hit a century before lunch on the opening day ofContinue 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
India Supreme Court removes Anurag Thakur as BCCI president
HIGHLIGHTS SC asks Anurag Thakur and Ajay Shirke to immediately cease and desist from BCCI work SC disqualifies all BCCIContinue Reading
Pranksters change iconic Hollywood sign to ‘Hollyweed’
Washington (AFP) – The famed Hollywood sign high in the hills over Los Angeles got a little higher on Sunday,Continue Reading
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