Air Arabia cancels flights to Mattala from May Air Arabia, the first foreign carrier to operate...
Sri Lanka recommences train services in a section of the Northern Railway Sri Lanka on Tuesday recommenced train services on...
Sri Lanka recently entertained nearly hundred Children of the army soldiers who either lost their lives or became disabled during the three decade conflict in the country.
Accordingly, Sri Lanka Tourism took the children hailing from rural areas such as Padaviya, Ratnapura and Kuruwita on a sight seeing tour around the capital city of Colombo.
SLT says, [...]
India’s Reliance Broadcast Network Limited has signed a deal with Lanka Broadband Network to launch three channels of BIG CBS in the Island, says a media report.
The deal will result in Reliance bringing in three English entertainment channels into Sri Lanka, namely BIG CBS Prime, BIG CBS Love, and BIG CBS Sparks.
BIG CBS Networks is [...]
(News360.lk) Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Continental Hotel, a five star property located in the capital Colombo will be closed down from the 1st of February for a major refurbishment program.
The Hotel Services PLC, the owners of the property announced that the hotel will undergo a Rs. 1.8 billion development program thus transforming the property into one [...]
Sri Lanka’s national carrier, Srilankan airlines has opened a restaurant in the capital city of Colombo.
The restaurant which has come up in the former Dutch hospital which is now converted to a restaurant and a shopping facility is named as “Semondu”.
The Airline says “semondu” was derived from the word “Simoundou”, an ancient name given for [...]
Sri Lanka is planning to build a Cultural Center in the once conflict ridden Northern town of Jaffna with an investment of Rs 900 million, says a media report.
The Centre which will comprise a theater-style auditorium will have the capacity to accommodate 600 people at a time.
It will also consist of a multi media library [...]
www.lotuspond.lk, the official website of the “Nelum Pokuna – Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre” which was launched yesterday is not accessible.
When we tried to access the site at 11.55 am, it is directed to a page where the heading reads “Red Hat Enterprise Linux Test Page”.
It says “The fact that you are seeing this page indicates that [...]
Sri Lanka today launched the official website of its newly built performing arts theater which is named as Nelum Pokuna – Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre.
Official website of the theater goes as www.lotuspond.lk.
The launch of the website took place at the Temple Trees.
The theater which is located in the city of Colombo is expected to be launched [...]
By Royston Ellis
Collecting maps and prints of the past has been a passion of mine since as a child I discovered maps of the world showing several countries coloured pink, signifying the spread of the British Empire. However, it was not just the colouring that attracted me; I became fascinated [...]
Colombo: Newbie Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha has flown down to Sri Lanka on a four-day visit to film a documentary and do a magazine photoshoot.
The Sri Lanka Tourism Promotions Bureau said that the 24-year-old actress will do a photoshoot at the world heritage site Sigiriya for the European life style magazine L`Officiel and later do [...]
Nearly 96 top surfers from across the globe will take part in the upcoming surfing competition in Arugam Bay, which is turning out to be a world famous surfing destination.
The “Sri Lankan Airlines Pro Surf 2011” competition organized by the “Australian Surf Professionals” will see competitors from 19 countries in action, spanning Argentina, Peru, USA [...]
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Indian Cricketer Sreesanth arrested by Police for spot-fixing
President Rajapaksa opens the Uganda Trade Exhibition
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Sri Lankan President at the May Day rally
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BOC commenced ‘Avurudu Ganu-Denu’ with the President