Cargo warehouse in Colombo Port gutted in fire

An inbound cargo warehouse (CFS 1) in Colombo Port has been gutted by fire early this morning, Chairman of the Ports Authority ...

Sri Lanka Genocidal military gets into white garb to observe Vesak in Jaffna

The commander of the occupying SL military in Jaffna, Major General Mahinda Hathurusinghe, together with all of his senior officers and a section of soldiers, observed ...

Travel and Adventure Sri Lanka is a gem with many facets

After years of civil war, peace has arrived in Sri Lanka -- and so have the tourists.  The reason is that the country is home to eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites, an array of beaches and exotic animals, plus it's affordable and the English-speaking people are friendly. All of this is packed into a country the size of West ...

Not for nothing that we have Article 9

Shenali D. Waduge The most powerful single factor in the development of Sri Lanka has been Buddhism evidence of which is available through 2300 years of predominantly Buddhist governance. The status quo changed only with the arrival of Western colonials in 1505 ruling, plundering and removing Buddhism from its foremost place among religions in the conquered territories of Sri Lanka, for ...

Emirates increases Flights to Colombo from June 30

WAM DUBAI, 23 May, 2013 -- Emirates, will increase capacity on its services to Colombo from next month with the addition of three more flights per week. The addition of three more services, which will operate between Dubai and Colombo on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays, will increase the number of flights between the two cities to four each day on those days, and take the total number of ...