A Buddhist monk has been sentenced to four years in prison for insulting Sri Lanka’s minority Muslim community. Colombo High Court judge Aditya Patabendige sentenced Galagodathe Gnanasara for making derogatory remarks against Islam during a press conference in 2016. The court order released on March 28 has been reported by various media including news agency … Read more
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04 March 2024, 04:52 PM IST Photo: canva SaIn Sri Lanka, which is recovering from the economic crisis, the tourism sector achieved a 122 percent growth in January compared to last year. Sri Lankan Minister of State for Finance Ranjith Siambalapitiya informed about this. In January this year, there was an income of 34.2 crore … Read more
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02 March 2024, 02:29 PM IST Iconic Image | Photo by N.M. Pradeep UA few days ago, Sri Lanka issued an order for the Ukrainians and Russians who could not return after the start of the campaign to leave the country within two weeks. Sri Lanka has asked thousands of Russian, Ukrainian and Israeli citizens … Read more
Colombo: Sri Lanka canceled the process of extending the visa period for the citizens of both countries after the start of war between Ukraine and Russia. The extension of the visa period of citizens from Russia and Ukraine was a wake-up call for the country’s tourism sector, which is suffering from severe economic crisis. However, … Read more
The next landing, which was supposed to begin at Moscow Zhukovsky airport at 9 am, was disrupted. In the capital of the aggressor state of the Russian Federation, another scandal occurred related to the delay of the flight: passengers were unable to fly to Sri Lanka from Zhukovsky airport for more than 14 hours, Dialogue.UA … Read more
Dec 24, 2023 at 8:10 AM Update: an hour ago In a mega operation against drugs, Sri Lanka has arrested almost 15,000 suspected criminals in the past week. The police announced this on Sunday. The approach has been criticized because major smugglers remain out of harm’s way. With Operation Yukthiya, which means justice, the government … Read more
RaAkash Air is planning to start international service soon by adding strength to the aviation sector. The plan is to launch services to major destinations in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Akasha is currently awaiting approval from the governments of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait to start the service. Akasha Air CEO Vinay Dubey … Read more
Ahmedabad: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 World Cup, which was supposed to be held in Sri Lanka, has been shifted to South Africa. The decision was made keeping in mind the uncertain situation in Sri Lankan cricket. The ICC suspended Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) citing the Sri Lankan government’s undue interference in the governance … Read more
2023 World Cup record before goodbye; Perera with fireworks Sri Lankan superstar Kushal Perera set a new record in their final match of the 2023 World Cup. Perera is all set to bid farewell to the 2023 World Cup with the record of fastest half-century to his name. Perera completed his half century in 22 … Read more
Bangladesh set a target of 280 runs to win the ODI World Cup against Sri Lanka. After losing the toss and batting, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 279 runs in 49.3 overs. Sri Lanka was led from the front by Charit Asalanka who scored a century. The player was dismissed after scoring 108 runs … Read more