Sri Lankan Navy arrests 4 Indian fishermen from Rameshwaram in Gulf of Mannar

Rameswaram: Four Indian fishermen from Rameswaram were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday. While some of these fishermen were fishing in the Gulf of Mannar between Dhanushkodi and Thalaimannar, the Sri Lankan Navy arrived in the area and seized the …

Sri Lanka Port City tower with clock to ‘rival Big Ben’ gets tax holiday

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has given a 25-year tax holiday, and the next 10 years at half the rate, to Ceylon Real Estate Holdings (Private) Limited, which will develop a mixed use plot in the Colombo Port City. Ceylon Real Estate Holdings is a subsidiary of …

Sri Lanka gives 25-year tax holiday to Port City CHEC real estate unit

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has given a 25-year tax holiday, and the next 10 years at half the rate, to IFC Colombo 1 (Pvt) Ltd, which will develop a mixed use plot in the Colombo Port City. IFC Colombo 1 is a unit of CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Ltd, which in …

Sri Lanka Port City ICC unit gets 25-year tax holiday for Rs13.8bn residential towers

ECONOMYNEXT – ICC Port City (Private) Limited, which will build two high-end residential towers and luxury villas in the Colombo Port City, has been given a 25-year tax holiday and half the rate for the next 10 years. ICC Port City, which is promoted by …

Sri Lanka African Swine Fever epidemic waning after claiming 67,000 pigs

ECONOMYNEXT – The spread of African Swine Fever in the Sri Lanka is about 95 percent under control, Hemali Kothalawala, Director General of the Department of Animal Production and Health has said after 2,500 farms were infected, killing of 67,000 hogs and …

I learned to surf on Sri Lanka’s south coast – here’s what it was like

I was washed up on the beach, my tears mixing with the salt water. Snot trickled down my face as I mumbled to my surf instructor, “I need a break.” My body was tired, and my arms were starting to ache after what felt like the 800th pop-up and subsequent …

Reimagining Sri Lankan Education for a Just and Compassionate Future

Photo courtesy of Lanka Kade The debate around meritocracy has resurfaced globally. In his penetrating essay, How the Ivy League Broke America, David Brooks reveals how the US’s 20th century shift from aristocratic privilege to academic meritocracy meant …

Aust A face mammoth task against Sri Lanka A in Darwin

Resuming on day two of the second four-day match at 4-263, Sri Lanka A fully punished rival captain Jason Sangha's decision to send them in, powering on to make 6-485 declared. In reply, the hosts were 1-76 at stumps at the Marrara Cricket Ground on …

Sri Lanka Catholics seek prosecution of sacked spy chief

Sri Lanka's Catholic Church on Monday demanded the criminal prosecution of the intelligence chief who was sacked for failing to prevent the 2019 Easter bombings that killed 279 people, including 45 foreigners.  Church spokesman Cyril Gamini Fernando …

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