Oil tanker arrives from UAE with 40,000 MT of petrol

India, US, China to attend joint military exercise in Sri Lanka

China, India, US and Russia are among the countries who have confirmed participation at a joint military exercise in Sri Lanka next month. The Sri Lankan military said that??Cormorant Strike IX – 2018′, the joint mega Tri-Service Field Training Exercise (FTX), organized by the Sri Lanka Army for the 9th consecutive year will kick off on 6 September with a record participation of more than 100 foreign military participants and observers, in addition to 2500 Army personnel, 400 Sailors and 200 Ai

30 Aug, 2018

Controversy ridden SriLankan offers counselling for its employees

Controversy ridden SriLankan airlines has offered counselling for its employees. The airline which has been suffering financially and is surrounded by controversy over decisions taken by the former management, said that it has become the first organization in the country to launch an Employee Assistance Centre (EAC), which offers professional guidance and counselling for employees to overcome challenges in their work or personal life. The EAC would provide its expertise to any employee free of

30 Aug, 2018

Xi tells President Sirisena in letter he wants to improve relationship

Chinese President?Xi Jinping has told President Maithripala Sirisena that he wants to further improve the bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and China. President?Xi Jinping had expressed this view in a letter to President Sirisena extending birthday greetings to him this week, the Chinese Embassy in Colombo said today. The Embassy said that on August 28th, Ambassador Cheng Xueyuan called on President Maithripala Sirisena, and handed over a letter of birthday greetings from President Xi Jinp

30 Aug, 2018