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  • 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 ...

  • VIDEO Govt resorting to usual ploy of sticking “LTTE label” - UNP

    UNP MPs Ruwan Wijewardene, Harin Fernando and Western Provincial Councilor Harshana Rajakaruna addressing a press conference in Colombo today (23). Pic by - Sanjeewa ...

  • One lane closed from Punchi Borella to Maradana

    One lane from Punchi Borella to Maradana has been temporarily closed for traffic due to a protest, organized by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) against the electricity tariff hike. Protestors are currently marching from Punchi Borella to Colombo Fort, demanding the government to immediately revoke the recent tariff ...


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Movie Review

Run Lola Run

Like so many crises, it begins with a panicked phone call. Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu), a courier for a powerful drug dealer, calls his girlfriend, Lola (Franka Potente), because he has just lost 100,000 deutsche marks that he must deliver to the dealer in 20 minutes. If he doesn't show up with the money, he's knows that he will be killed. He contemplates robbing a grocery store across the street, b ... ...

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  • Australia sends back more Sri Lankans

    A further 31 Sri Lankan irregular maritime arrivals are being returned to Colombo after failing to meet ...

  • Sri Lanka eyes per capita income of $4000 by 2016

    Sri Lanka's per capita income has grown to $2923, and the country has positioned itself to become a commercial hub in Asia in 2016, with a per capita income of US dollars ...

  • Emirates set to add more Sri Lanka flights

    Emirates Airline has announced plans to increase capacity on its services to Sri Lanka from June 30, with the addition of three more flights per ...

  • Sri Lankan shares hit 19-month high lifted by large caps

    COLOMBO, May 23 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan shares climbed to a 19-month high on Thursday, bucking the regional trend, as investors encouraged by an interest rate cut this month piled into large caps. The main stock index rose 0.42 percent, or 27.23 points, to close at 6,488.85, its highest since 14 Oct, 2011. The market shut early to mark a Buddhist religious holiday. Both stocks and currency ...

  • No attempts to arrest UNP MPs - Police

    Police today said that there is no attempt to arrest parliamentarians of the United National Party (UNP) in connection with the ...

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