Two cruise ships, MS Europa 2 and MS Azamara Quest visited Hambantota International Port (HIP) on Tuesday (9th). More than 900 passengers disembarked to visit popular tourist destinations in the South. Amongst the sights were the Yala National Park, Udawalawe National Park, Bundala National Park, Kataragama Devalaya and the Mulkirigala Temple. The visitors also had…
Sri Lankan Web3 and blockchain firm, HyperGlade, announced it has raised USD 350,000 in funding from Silicon Valley investor Tim Draper’s venture capital firm, Draper Associates, as a part of their seed investment round. The investment reinforces HyperGlade’s innovative Web3 migration solutions for Web2 firms and highlights the potential of the Sri Lankan startup ecosystem….
Reuters – Twitter Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk on Tuesday revealed details about new features including adding calls and encrypted messaging coming to the platform. Last year, Musk flagged plans for “Twitter 2.0 The Everything App”, which he said would have features such as encrypted direct messages (DMs), longform tweets and payments. “Coming soon will…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says a team of its staff will be visiting Sri Lanka from May 11-23. This visit comes as part of the regular consultations between the global lender and the island nation, ahead of the first review mission later this year. IMF’s Director of Asia and Pacific Department, Krishna Srinivasan will…
Reuters – Sri Lankan authorities formally presented on Tuesday a request for debt treatment in the first meeting of the official bilateral creditors committee, the Paris Club said in a statement. The committee, co-chaired by India, Japan and France, consists of 17 members and includes Paris Club creditors as well as other official bilateral creditors….
The BOI strongly condemns the recent incident which occurred at the Al Obaidani apparel factory at Katana. From the time of the incident, active communication has been established with respective law enforcement agencies to ensure the security and well-being of the Omani investors and factory premises. An impartial investigation is underway to inquire into the…
Batik Air – the full-service subsidiary of The Lion Air Group – continues its rapid expansion in international routes by opening new flights to Malaysia and Sri Lanka on Friday, 12 May 2023. Quoted in Kompas.com, Danang Mandala Prihantoro, stated on 01 May 2023: “Batik Air will connect Indonesia to Sri Lanka from 12 May 2023 flying seven times a…
SriLankan Airlines joined the Arabian Travel Mart (ATM) 2023, Middle East’s leading international travel and tourism event, from 1 – 4 May in Dubai, to boost tourism from the Middle East and North Africa. The ATM has been a mainstay on the SriLankan Airlines’ calendar as the event affords unparalleled opportunities to network with travel…
Reuters – China attended as an observer the first meeting of Sri Lanka’s creditor nations on Tuesday, offering policymakers some hope Beijing will become more engaged in talks to resolve debt woes of low- and middle-income countries across the world. The meeting, within a new framework launched in Washington D.C. in April that creditors hope…
Sri Lanka Tourism, as another effort of its promotional campaign organized a series of roadshows in China from 17th to 21 st April, in order to encourage more Chinese tourists to visit Sri Lanka as their top travel destination. The 3 roadshows were held in Beijing (17th April), Guangzhou (19th April) & Shanghai (21st April)…
