Sri Lanka to continue engagement with IMF

Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways launches flights to Colombo

Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways has announced the launch of a new service to the Sri Lankan capital, offering direct flights between Kuwait and Colombo twice a week, with connections to destinations served by the airline in the Middle East. Flights to Colombo will be on Jazeera?s expanding fleet of new Airbus A320neo aircraft, all equipped with HEPA air filters. Jazeera Airways has also taken every safety and precautionary measure on its aircraft and at Jazeera Terminal T5 in Kuwait to

13 Feb, 2021

Former UN official tells Sri Lanka not to count on UN for justice

By Easwaran Rutnam A former United Nations (UN) official has told Sri Lanka not to count on the UN for justice. Former Assistant Secretary General and former Chair of a UN Panel, Charles Petrie, said that the UN lacks courage to act on the Sri Lanka issue. Speaking at a webinar organised by the Global Tamil Forum, Center for Human Rights and Global Justice ? New York University, Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice and the Canadian Tamil Congress, Petrie said that the UN cannot say it doe

13 Feb, 2021

Travel bubble now includes Colombo hotels ?

By Easwaran Rutnam? The travel bubble now includes some hotels in Colombo to mainly cater to business travelers, Daily Mirror reported. As of yesterday (Sunday) the Movenpick Hotel Colombo and ME Colombo have been included in the ?Safe and Secure? certified Level 1 hotels list. This would mean the two hotels will be closed for locals as soon as foreign tourists begin to arrive. Sources said that at least one of the hotels had cancelled bookings made by locals for later this month. Business

15 Feb, 2021