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Kazakhstan invites Sri Lankan President to undertake an official visit

Kazakhstan has invited President Ranil Wickremesinghe to undertake an official visit to the country. Sri Lanka and Kazakhstan successfully concluded the second round of Foreign Office Consultations in Astana.? The Sri Lanka delegation was led by Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane, and the delegation of Kazakhstan was led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Alibek Bakayev. On high-level bilateral visits, the Kazakhstan delegation invited President Ranil Wickremesinghe to under

12 Apr, 2024

Dharmasena denies allegations over his company

Former Sri Lanka cricketer and now ICC match referee, Kumar Dharmasena, has denied allegations raised against his company Pintanna Plantations. Dharmasena said that a mud slinging campaign has been launched against him and his company. He insisted that both he and his company have fully complied with local laws. The former cricketer said that if there is proof to prove otherwise then the evidence must be presented. “I played cricket for Sri Lanka and now I am trying to do something for the c

13 Apr, 2024

Indigo commences direct flights between Mumbai-Colombo

India’s Indigo airlines commenced direct flights between Mumbai and Colombo, Friday, Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Pvt) Limited (AASL) said. Accordingly, Indigo will operate flights three times a week on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. At present, Indigo operates to three destinations in India from Colombo (Chennai twice daily, Bengaluru once daily, and Hyderabad six days per week). With this new route expansion, this will increase to four destinations, and it will contribute imme

12 Apr, 2024