The prevailing electricity crisis has put Sri Lankans in a dilemma. A few weeks back the Sri Lankan public had second thoughts about purchasing gas cylinders and now the citizenry is getting ready to face a series of power outages with the prevailing fuel and forex crisis. Why the authorities didn’t get ready for this crisis amidst many warnings
The Eknaligoda Forum has organised a ‘holy viradam puja’ in the name of missing cartoonist and journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda to mark the 12th year of his disappearance and people void of the pansakula. The pooja (offering) commences on January 24 at 5.00pm at Nawagamuwa Pattini Devalaya and continues to the Kali Kovil, Mutwal on January 25.
“It was flying that attracted me while studying at S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia in the 1950s. I used to ‘cut’ school with my friend Rakitha Wickramanayake and go to Ratmalana Airport....
SACE Board Chief Executive Professor Martin Westwell was pleased to announce the signing of the new partnership. “We are thrilled to welcome Gateway College into SACE International’s global community,” Professor Westwell said. “SACE International and Gateway College have a shared ambition to provide an education for students that sets them up for success through high achievement and holistic development for every student.
A union attached to the National Zoological Gardens in Dehiwala, which recognises itself as the ‘SLP union’, staged a protest yesterday, demanding a risk allowance of Rs. 5,000 sources said. The group claims that they haven’t been paid the allowance to which they are entitled.
As a country and a nation, we are becoming the scum of Asia, not its miracle as some bellowed from roof-tops and election platforms sometime back, as well as a country at loggerheads with itself with an array of problems and issues still at bay in need o
I would like to congratulate Law and Human Rights Centre for continuing to organize this important course on human rights and all those who will be awarded certificates after having completed the course. I will share some thoughts about the w
Sri Lanka aims to be an energy self-sufficient nation by 2030. Right now, the primary sources of generating electricity include thermal, including coal and fossil fuels, hydropower and other non-conventional renewable energy sources such as solar and wind. However, the renewable energy sector has transformed itself into a money-spinning i
Initiatives in Development of Entrepreneur Approaches and Strategies (I/D/E/A/S) and Lanka Rain Water Harvesting Forum (LRWHF) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding for a period of three (3) years to collaborate in providing financial and technical assistance to supply drinking water to water stressed households in selected areas of Sri Lanka.
Canada issues travel advisory over serious risk in Arugam Bay
More countries issue travel advisories
Sri Lanka Tourism invites global travellers for upcoming season
Russian embassy urges citizens to stay vigilant in Arugam Bay
US Embassy issues travel warning for Arugam Bay
Warning of a terror attack: Govt springs into action on multiple fronts
Indian Intelligence alerts Sri Lanka to potential attack in Arugam Bay
Tourism industry on edge as travel advisories mount
Israelis top tourist arrivals in Arugam Bay, but reduced now