'Jeena' remanded till Jan. 18

The main suspect known as madam “Jeena” who allegedly managed a brothel at a leading shopping complex in Colpetty was ordered to be remanded till January 18 by the Colombo Fort Magistrate today.

'Sri Lanka to become regional financial hub' - The Hindu

Sri Lanka is ‘proactively engaged in' the process of becoming the regional financial hub, Central Bank of Sri Lanka Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal said here on Tuesday.

Indian hotel trains Lanka army commandos - Indian Express

An Indian hotel has provided training for 11 members of Sri Lanka's elite army commando unit to sharpen their culinary skills and learn the fine art of mixing cocktails.

Sri Lanka considers banning mini-skirts (AFP)

COLOMBO — Sri Lanka said Monday it was considering banning mini-skirts following complaints about women wearing skimpy clothing in the conservative island nation.

Honoring age old traditions

pot of milk being boiled at the auspicioustime during the opening ceremony of ‘Dahampaya’ the Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs Ministry building. The newly constructed building which is situated at Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo-7 was inaugurated by Prime Minister D.M. Jayarathne who is also the Minister of Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs.

Sri Lanka readies for island tourist resorts - LBO

Sri Lanka expects to announce the investors who have been chosen to develop 10 islands in Kalpitiya, off the north-west coast for tourist resort development in the next two weeks, the chairman of the tourism office said.
Nalaka Godahewa said 11 investors were ready to invest around 500 million US dollars to build tourist resorts, golf courses, marinas and other tourist infrastructure in the newly demarcated tourism zone.

Sri Lanka to remove all references to Ceylon - Telegraph.co.uk

Ceylon gained independence from Britain in 1948 and changes its name to Sri Lanka when it became a republic in 1972.

Sri Lankan universities go for online courses in all three languages

Sri Lankan universities are to commence online courses in all three languages enabling the expatriates Sri Lankans to study in the language of their mother tongue.