Sri Lanka stops import of Iranian oil ahead of sanctions
Sri Lanka has stopped crude imports from Iran and is actively switching to other crude grades, as South Asian importers,…
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Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port tops Alphaliner global container port rankings
The Port of Colombo is ranked as world’s number one container growth port among the top 30 container ports for…
Two Indian nationals smuggling gold worth Rs. 4 million arrested at Sri Lanka’s Colombo airport
Sri Lanka Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake has arrested two Indian nationals arrived from…
Sri Lanka Telecommunication Ministry signs MoU with Microsoft Sri Lanka to drive digital transformation
Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Telecommunication, Digital Infrastructure and Foreign Employment on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft…
Sri Lanka trade mission visits UAE to promote domestic tourism
Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau has successfully concluded a three-day promotional mission to the United Arab Emirates as part of…
Bollywood star Sridevi Kapoor ‘drowned in hotel bath’
Superstar Bollywood actress Sridevi Kapoor died of accidental drowning, a Dubai post-mortem report has said. The 54-year-old actress, known simply…
SLPA receives Global Ports Forum’s Ports Authority of the Year 2018 Award
Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) was awarded the Ports Authority of the Year 2018 Award by the Global Ports Forum…
Saudi Arabia to spend billions on expanding entertainment sector
Kingdom wants to reverse the trend of Saudis splurging in neighbouring Dubai and Bahrain Saudi Arabia has announced plans to spend…
CID team sent to arrest Udayanga comes back empty handed
UAE blocks teams from recording statements from wanted former diplomat Interpol Red Notice issued but arrest not yet possible CID waiting…
Sri Lanka to send team to Dubai to extradite fugitive ex-diplomat Udayanga Weeratunga
Sri Lanka is taking measures to extradite former Ambassador to Russia, Udayanga Weeratunga, who was arrested in Dubai in UAE…