Category: Sri Lanka News

  • Srilankan flight schedule changes due to Colombo International Airport Runway Repairs

    Srilankan Airlines wishes to advise its valued customers of changes to its schedule over a three-month period commencing from 06th January 2017 to 06th April 2017,due to the closure of Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport from 08:30 hours to 16:30 hours each day for maintenance work on the runway.

  • Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2016 by The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce

    Sri Lanka’s economic growth potential is not unknown. Its strategic geographical location, proximity and access to growing markets in Asia, high basic development indicators, and human and environmental assets, put it on a strong footing to be a star performer in Asia. Yet, the ability to transform this clear potential into strong performance seems to…

  • Financial grant for Research & Development projects of Manufacturing Industries by Ministry of Industry & Commerce

    It is a necessity to start Research and Development projects for the improvement and upgrading of the industries in Sri Lanka. To encourage the industrialists to start Research and Development projects, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce has started a program to offer financial assistance for the suitable industrialists. Applications are called for research and…

  • Malaysia and Thailand increases visa fees

    The Malaysian entry visa fee has been increased by Rs. 900 for Sri Lankans again. The company which handles the Malaysian visa says that this was due to VAT been imposed by the government on them. The Malaysian visa which was earlier issued by the High Commission was around Rs.600 and as soon as it…

  • Airport Aviation Service (Sri lanka) Limited takenover BIA ground Handing Service

    On a recommendation of the Sub-committee on Economic Affairs, ground handling activities of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) handed over to the Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited (AASL). Consequent to this recommendation, all ground handling activities at the BIA, currently performed by SriLankan Airlines, would be transferred to the AASL.  

  • Colombo Light Rail Transit Project will starts soon

    The Cabinet has approved the proposal by the Megapolis Project to introduce a Light Rail Transit (LRT) system for mass transit in the Western Province. While the long term plan developed by the Megapolis team includes an LRT network of approximately 75kms. The initial investment is to cover around 25kms, connecting Fort, Kollupitiya, Bambalapitiya, Borella,…

  • Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy Appointed as Governor of Central Bank of Sri Lanka – Brief Introduction about Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy

    Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy has been appointed as Governor of Central Bank of Sri Lanka by President today July 2, 2016. Brief of Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy born April 3, 1950  hails from one of the country’s most respected Tamil families and the son of the iconic diplomat ‘ Roving Raju’, is  one of …

  • G.C.E (A/L)Examination 2016 Timetable – Attached Here

    Sri Lankan Examination Department publish the G.C.E Advance Level Examination 2016 Timetable. gce advance level examination will be held from 2nd to 27th August 2016. As usual A/L examinations are starts with Combined Mathematics and ends with Information & Communication Technology on last day. You can download g.c.e (a/l) examination timetable from department of examination…

  • Sri Lankan Airline Suspend flights to Paris & Frankfurt

    SriLankan Airlines will suspend flights to Frankfurt and Paris. Accordingly, the last flight between Frankfurt and Colombo will be on October 30, and the last flight from Paris to Colombo on November 6. Sri Lankan Airline publish a statement stated that the Government of Sri Lanka has made it clear that it will no longer…

  • Nurse Job in UK for Srilankan Nurses

    Health Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne stated to the media that Sri Lankan nurses will be trained at the British Council and provided jobs in the UK, He further said that arrangements have also been made to provide jobs for nurses in the US, through a private nursing faculty. Minister assure that the nursing faculty will…