SL expects cash infusion from 1.5 million tourists in 2023 for crisis-hit economy
Sri Lanka expects to host 1.55 million visitors and earn 2.7 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($8.4 million) in much-needed tourism…
Category: NEWS
HSBC foils plan by major investor to break up bank
HSBC has fought off an attempt by its biggest shareholder to break up the bank during a frequently tense annual…
Vietnam objects to Australian coin with war-era yellow flag
Vietnam has strongly protested against Australia’s issuance of a coin with an image of the yellow flag of South Vietnam.…
Link Natural’s Samahan now served onboard SriLankan Airlines
Link Natural, a subsidiary of the CIC Group, has partnered SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier, to introduce Link Samahan, a…
SL to get support from Shanghai Corporation Organisation Trade, Economic Multi-Functional Platform
A senior delegation of the Shanghai Corporation Organisation’s Trade and Economic Multi-Functional Platform called on Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena at…
Go First: What went wrong with Indian airline?
In India’s bustling airports, the counters of one airline are conspicuously empty. Earlier this week, budget airline Go First abruptly filed…
Covid global health emergency is over, WHO says
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that Covid-19 no longer represents a “global health emergency”. The statement represents a…
Special State amnesty for prison inmates in view of Vesak Day
On the occasion of Vesak full moon Poya day, the President has decided to offer a special State amnesty to…
Rains to persist in many parts of the country
Mid-level atmospheric disturbances will bring more intense rains in most parts of the country, according to the Meteorological Department. Fairly…
Ed Sheeran wins Thinking Out Loud copyright case
Ed Sheeran did not copy Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On when composing Thinking Out Loud, a US court has…