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Solo female tourists on the rise in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, March 31 -- February this year saw 218,350 tourists arriving on our shores, a change of 102.09 percent compared to the same month last year, according to the Sri Lanka Tourism Development A... Read More


35th Lux Sarasaviya Awards fete local cinema greats after massive comeback

Sri Lanka, March 31 -- The 35th Lux Sarasaviya Awards were held under the patronage of Veteran Actress Malani Fonseka at the BMICH, Colombo on March 28, with Transport, Highways and Mass Media Ministe... Read More


Lunch for students: plaudits for President

Sri Lanka, March 31 -- President Ranil Wickremesinghe had not planned any ceremony or other celebration for his birthday even though it fell last Sunday. Throughout the day, he stayed with First Lady... Read More


Waste not, want not

Sri Lanka, March 31 -- Reduce, Re-Use, Recycle. We know the 3Rs by heart, yet only a few of us follow this golden rule. We throw a lot of things away, without even thinking about the impact it has on ... Read More


Fiscal discipline paved the way for IMF agreement - Shehan Semasinghe

Sri Lanka, March 31 -- The Sunday Observer spoke to State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe following his visit to China with Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, where both sides focused on dent re... Read More


Easter in an agonised 'un-Holy Land'

Sri Lanka, March 31 -- It is now 'official': Israel's ongoing military operations in Gaza as well as its entire history of occupation of Palestinian territory has been found, by an UN-appointed expert... Read More


Saga of the Risen One

Sri Lanka, March 31 -- If I can live my life again, many would think and take that chance. Life again is what a seed gets, to create a new tree. Little a corn and mighty Oak, is proverbial. Dead winte... Read More


Time and zeitgeist

Sri Lanka, March 31 -- The beating heart of the nation? It used to be in the rolling hills, among the pukka sahibs of the plantations. That's where the then spirit of the nation derived its sustenance... Read More


250,000 GCE/OL students yet to get NICs

Sri Lanka, March 31 -- The majority of Government school candidates who are to sit the G.C.E. (O/.L.) Examination -2023 from May 6 to 15 this year are reported to have failed to obtain their National ... Read More


35th Lux Sarasaviya Awards Ceremony

Sri Lanka, March 31 -- Sarasaviya fetes vocalist Nanda Malani: The Lux Sarasaviya Film Festival and Awards Ceremony, considered to be the main festival of Sinhala Cinema was held on a grand scale at t... Read More