From having continuous bookings, that had made the usual off-season a non-entity, to a crumbling loss of its major markets, the knock-back of the approximately six hundred thousand- person involving- industry has left its scar. From tourist guides to hotel security personnel, the range of professions and income-sources depending on the country’s recovery from its present aftermath is substantial.
Relations between Sri Lanka and Iran date back to the Pre-Islamic era of the Persian Empire. In this context, the ‘Pathfinder Foundation’, has recently established the Hafez Centre for Cultural Understanding located at its headquarters at Riverpoint, Peliyagoda. The Centre has been set up with the purpose of studying, creating awareness, and promoting cultural understanding between Sri Lanka and Iran by focusing on the historical links, culture,
With President Sirisena banning chainsaws and saw mills, the entire carpentry industry is at a standstill. While it is their mode of daily income, many people criticized President’s decision. In this backdrop, the founders of ‘Nokunu - Aloka Citizens’ Initiative’ is planning to plant a tree for every tree that is being cut. “The cost of one plant is Rs.30 and why we chose
When Indian star Aamir Khan appeared in the Conference Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC) on May 15, 2019, in Beijing, China, a lot of people were taking photographs of him. Indian movies, such as Dangal have become very popular in China, according to reports.
It is with sincere thanks and heartfelt gratitude that I wish to acknowledge the numerous emails and letters of condolence expressing your sense of solidarity and closeness, generous monetary contributions, various proposition and offers of help towards the victims of the Easter Sunday violence, which I have received, after the senseless attack on our places of worship and other places. It is truly a tragedy and are still trying to recover from t
Saddened with the heart-breaking news of the 11-month-old child, who died of starvation, the Hambantota District Secretary said this is a tragedy that could have been avoided if we remained attentive to the difficulties of the poor families....
Novels are written on diverse subjects. It’s rarely that an emerging novelist focuses on two different themes as romance and politics. ‘Mediyama Aga’, a young adult novel by Sujith Prasanga is such an example for penning a book on these two themes.
There is controversy over the fast unto death staged by Ven. Athureliye Rathna Thera which took place at the Sacred Maha Maluwa. This piece of land has a history and it has been thrice offered to the Temple of the Tooth (Maligawa) in recent times.
The erection of a massive Buddhist Vihara by the Sri Lanka Army in the Saptha Kannimar Kovil complex has caused hindrance to conduct religious rituals in the said Kovil. The Hindu Kovil acquired during the war is located in Vadduvagal under the purview of the Karaithuraipattu Divisional Secretariat in the Mullaithivu District.
Muthukumar Sandrakanthi was only 36-years old when a charging elephant took her husband’s life. He had tried to settle his family in Kilinochchi in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province, but with a conflict underway, Sandrakanthi had no time to grieve – she had four children to raise and protect. Thivahar, her youngest son, was only four-years old.
We are all still quite stunned and dazed by the recent 4/21 tragedy which left 259 dead and 500 injured on holy Easter Sunday while attending Mass coupled with attacks on prominent five-star hotels; leaving many dead and injured; which had been well planned and undertaken by a group of Islamist terrorists with links to ISIS.
“Law College Entrance Exam Model Essays” is a collection of twenty short essays by Sydney Marcus Dias. The book is bilingual, with each essay presented in both Sinhala and English. The essays cover topics such as: The contribution of legislation and judiciary for the well-being of a country; Media freedom and democracy; Strategies to prevent worldwide terrorism based on
The leaders of thirty (30) Senior Citizen Committees (SCC) in Colombo, Maligawatta, Mattakkuliya and Keselwatte Divisional Secretariats were educated on the development of their advocacy and capacity building skills by HelpAge Sri Lanka (HASL) recently.
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
Immigration authorities to crack down on overstaying Russians, Israelis
Sri Lanka may face another economic turmoil: Sajith