Michael Ondaatje’s ‘The English Patient’ wins prestigious Golden Man Booker Prize
Sri Lankan born Canadian author Michael Ondaatje’s novel “The English Patient” has won the Golden Man Booker Prize. The English…
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President Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Sri Lanka hopes for a stable, rules-based regional order
United States President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives hopes to advance U.S. values for…
India to ask Sri Lanka for the release of Tamil Nadu fishermen’s boats
The Central government of India will ask Sri Lanka for the release of fishermen’s boats that have been detained after…
Sri Lanka improves ranking on JLL’s Global Transparency Index
Global real estate consultancy Jones Lang La Salle (JLL) launched the 10th edition of the Global Real Estate Transparency Index…
IMF backs exchange rate float
By Uditha Jayasinghe The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday backed a floating exchange rate, terming it as the “first line…
Audit into billions spent on foreign missions
Auditor General Gamini Wijesinghe says that Sri Lanka had spent Rs. 8.3 billion last year to operate its diplomatic missions…
Oman Post suspends sending mail to Sri Lanka
Oman Post has announced that it will temporarily stop receiving any mail to be sent to Sri Lanka, “due to…
UK, Sri Lanka celebrate the 70 year friendship
British High Commissioner James Dauris hosted the Queen’s Birthday Party on June 13th, celebrating the friendship between the United Kingdom…
Sri Lanka court jails extremist Buddhist monk for threatening missing journalist’s wife
A Sri Lankan court on Thursday sentenced the extremist Buddhist monk Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero for six months in…
Finnish fillip for Sri Lanka
Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs and Employment-led top public-private sector delegation in town To sign three MoUs with Govt. on health,…