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Tag: #dubai

Police team to travel to Dubai – Sagala
LOCALTOP STORY

Police team to travel to Dubai – Sagala

Law and Order Minister Sagala Ratnayake says that a team of police officers will travel to Dubai to escort arrested…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/02/201806/02/2018
SriLankan Airlines boosts Dubai-Colombo service
BUSINESS

SriLankan Airlines boosts Dubai-Colombo service

SriLankan Airlines has introduced four narrow body flights, in addition to its existing service, to support the daily wide-body operations…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/01/2018
13 LTTE financiers charged with supporting the terrorist group to stand trial in Swiss Court
LOCALMain Story

13 LTTE financiers charged with supporting the terrorist group to stand trial in Swiss Court

Thirteen supporters of Sri Lanka’s now defunct terrorist group, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), in Switzerland will stand trial…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/01/2018
Ronaldo and Zidane win Globe Soccer Awards
WORLD

Ronaldo and Zidane win Globe Soccer Awards

Cristiano Ronaldo was named the best player of the year at the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai Yesterday, December 28.…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/12/2017
Over 2,000 phones seized by SL customs
LOCAL

Over 2,000 phones seized by SL customs

Over 2,000 cell phones smuggled into the country were seized by Customs officials at the Bandaranayake International Airport on Tuesday…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/12/2017
Customs seize illegal cigarettes worth Rs. 80 million
LOCAL

Customs seize illegal cigarettes worth Rs. 80 million

Sri Lanka Customs during a raid conducted Friday has discovered a container of illegally imported cigarettes from the Orugodawatta Container…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/12/2017
Sri Lanka Economic and Investment Conclave to bring over 200 investors from seven countries
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka Economic and Investment Conclave to bring over 200 investors from seven countries

The first Sri Lanka Economic and Investment Conclave (SEIC 2017), which aims to facilitate participation in the most dynamic economic…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/11/2017
Sri Lanka, UAE advancing bilateral relations in multiple domains
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka, UAE advancing bilateral relations in multiple domains

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is keen to strengthen bilateral relations with Sri Lanka across multiple domains, the Gulf state’s…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/11/201719/11/2017
Three including a monk arrested for large scale racket sending women to Dubai illegally
History

Three including a monk arrested for large scale racket sending women to Dubai illegally

Officials of Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLFEB) have arrested three people including a monk, who had sent women to…

byFaraz Shauketaly13/11/2017
Six Sri Lankan security guards jailed for stealing Dh1.1m in Dubai
TOP STORY

Six Sri Lankan security guards jailed for stealing Dh1.1m in Dubai

A Dubai court has sentenced six Sri Lankan security guards to three years each in jail for robbing Dh 1.19…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/11/2017

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