Moon-Chan Kim in seek of commercial opportunities in Sri Lanka
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Moon-Chan Kim in seek of commercial opportunities in Sri Lanka

Mr. Moon Chan Kim the Co-founder and technical adviser of E&D Co., Ltd, a company which provides environment and energy technology solutions.  Its products include EnDsel-PF, a device that reduces the particulate matter, carbon monoxide, and hydrocarbon emissions from diesel vehicles; and EnDsel-PPF, a solution for emission control from light and medium duty diesel vehicles. He…

Dubai police recover rare $20 million blue diamond stolen by a Sri Lankan security guard and smuggled to Sri Lanka
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Dubai police recover rare $20 million blue diamond stolen by a Sri Lankan security guard and smuggled to Sri Lanka

uly 26, Colombo: The Dubai Police said they have recovered a rare blue diamond estimated to be worth $20 million which was stolen from a city company’s vault by a Sri Lankan security guard and smuggled to Sri Lanka in a shoebox. The diamond was stolen by a Sri Lankan who worked as security guard…

Last year 183 ships arrive at Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port
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Last year 183 ships arrive at Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Shipping and Ports says last year 183 ships arrived at the Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksha Port in Hambantota Port. Out of these ships, 175 ships were cargo ships. In 2017, 126,514 tonnes have been unloaded at the Magam Ruhunupura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port and 46,835 tonnes have been shipped from the Port. The…

TERROR IN SRI LANKA
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TERROR IN SRI LANKA

In 8 coordinated attacks around Sri Lanka, 215 people were killed and 449 were injured. the death toll included 35 foreign nationals. the nationalities were USA, Denmark, Pakistan, India, Morocco, China, Japan and Bangladesh. 7 persons have been arrested and an island-wide curfew has been imposed until 6 a.m on Monday morning. Schools throughout the…

Singapore and Sri Lanka sign free trade agreement
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Singapore and Sri Lanka sign free trade agreement

COLOMBO: Singapore and Sri Lanka signed a free trade agreement on Tuesday (Jan 23) which will deepen economic ties and facilitates greater trade flows between the two countries. The Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SLSFTA) was signed by Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) S Iswaran and Sri Lanka’s Minister for Development Strategies and…

Sri Lankan Airlines flight from London diverted to Frankfurt due to medical emergency
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Sri Lankan Airlines flight from London diverted to Frankfurt due to medical emergency

SriLankan Airlines flight UL504 en-route from London to Colombo with 268 passengers was diverted to Frankfurt airport last night due to a medical emergency, the airline said. The fight has landed safely at Frankfurt International Airport in Germany. The airline in a travel alert said the most important factor was the health and safety of…

Sri Lanka rejects fears of China’s ‘debt-trap diplomacy’ in belt and road projects
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Sri Lanka rejects fears of China’s ‘debt-trap diplomacy’ in belt and road projects

Kodituwakku was speaking to the South China Morning Post at the Sri Lankan embassy in Beijing earlier this month, before the devastating Easter Sunday bombings, which have so far killed at least 290 people. Sri Lanka’s debts include loan repayments to individual nation lenders such as Japan and China, as well as to multilateral financial institutions like…

Ward Place closed due to students’ protest
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Ward Place closed due to students’ protest

Ward Place in Colombo has been closed for traffic from Town Hall due to a protest by university students, Ada Derana reporter said. The Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF) organised the protest march in Colombo today (21), demanding solutions for the issues of South Eastern University students. The agitation is also against the recent statements…