Boat safari operators protest demanding higher payments

SriLankan flight to Narita delayed owing to typhoon

SriLankan Airlines said that Flight UL460 from Colombo (CMB) to Narita? (NRT), Japan on 12th?October had been delayed until 0215 hours on 13th?October (Sri Lanka?local time) due to Typhoon Hagibis. The estimated time of arrival in Narita is 1435 hours?on 13th?October (Japan local time). SriLankan Airlines said that it was closely monitoring the situation and passengers have been advised to contact SriLankan Airlines 24 Hour Contact Center on +94117771979 or the travel agents for further inform

12 Oct, 2019

India says it continues to stand with Sri Lanka

The Indian Government says it continues to stand with Sri Lanka. The High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, Taranjit Singh Sandhu participated in the inaugural ceremony of RESCON2019 – the annual Research Congress of the Post Graduate Institute of Sciences (PGIS) in University of Peradeniya as the Chief Guest today. Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University Prof. Parakrama Karunaratne was Guest of Honour and Prof. Alan Lyons from City University of New York delivered keynote address. More th

11 Oct, 2019

Rohan Pallewatta claims he can resolve Geneva issue

Presidential candidate Rohan Pallewatta claims he can resolve the issue on Sri Lanka in Geneva. Speaking at an election rally in Colombo today, Pallewatta said that he has managed to secure the support of the Tamil diaspora. He said that he had visited the UK recently to attend an event organised by the diaspora. Pallewatta said that he had initially refused to speak at the event as the ‘Eelam flag’ had been flown at the event. However Pallewatta says the organisers had removed the flag just

11 Oct, 2019