Due to the recent cyclonic weather, a large tree fell across the road at Elibank Road, Colombo-05 on the night of Sunday, May 26, 2013. The Traffic Police came and the road was cleared within 3 hours around midnight of 26th May. All the heavy trunks...

Crow Island is to receive a facelift under the Metro Colombo Urban Development Project (MCUDP), the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development yesterday said. This new Beach Park is to serve as the recreational spot for the public along with Diyatha...

Trade unions in the health sector yesterday accused the government of taking inadequate action to curb the spread of dengue in the country. Earlier this week the Health Service Trade Union Alliance (HSTUA) alleged that information provided by the...

Second phase of the Dutch Hospital (the Fertilizer Building) is to be declared open today (June 20), the Ministry of Defence and Urban development yesterday said. The two storey building bordering Chatham Street and Hospital Lane will consist of six...

Several residents in Slave Island ( near Station Passage) yesterday said they had been asked to vacate the area despite being promised houses before they are relocated by authorities handling the mixed development project. Residents who did not wish...

Government MP Duminda Silva attended Parliament yesterday for the first time in 18 months. Mr. Silva was absent from sittings after sustaining critical injuries during a shootout in Kolonnawa in October, 2011.

The Jaffna Gurunagar fishermen have decided to keep off the sea for one day as a mark of respect to those Southern fishermen, who lost their lives at sea recently according to Gurunagar Fisheries Co-operative Society Chairman N. Ponnampalam.

Celestial Towers, a property acquired from the Ceylinco Group under the provisions of the Expropriation Act, will be converted into a luxury hotel under a new investment in view of the Commonwealth Heads of the Governments Meeting (CHOGM) scheduled to...

The Homagama Magistrate Y. R. B. Nelundeniya yesterday ordered to issue notice on MP Arundika Fernando to be present in court to testify in the case relating to the disappearance of Journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda.

The GoSL planned to dilute certain key provisions of the 13-A ahead of elections to the NPC India has expressed dismay over reports suggesting that Colombo was mulling over a review of the key issues related to devolution of powers to the provinces.

Four people on an educational tour for schoolchildren died when their bus plunged down a 100 foot precipice at Sita-Eliya in Nuwara Eliya yesterday. Another 70 were injured in the accident.

The government yesterday said the changes to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution to remove police and land powers vested with the Provincial Councils (PCs) would not be presented or passed in Parliament before the September PC polls in the north as...

The main opposition United National Party(UNP) yesterday called for a parliamentary probe regarding Sri Lankan citizens with money deposited in tax havens outside the country, as revealed by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.

The Nawala Open University Humanities and Social Sciences faculty lobby was bathed in blood last afternoon where a doctor, a student of the university’s Legal Studies Department was alleged to have brutally stabbed the Department Head Yasodara...

There appears to be malnutrition among the local population amounting to well over twenty per cent, even though the percentage of maternal deaths and infant mortality had dropped, Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena said. Addressing a special event...

A Sri Lankan returning from Chennai carrying a parcel containing a cache of heroin worth Rs 2 million was nabbed on Tuesday noon at the BIA by the Customs Anti-narcotic Unit officers. This was stated by customs director, and spokesperson Lesley...

The future progress in any field not only in Sri Lanka but in any other country remains in the progress made in nanotechnology and therefore sooner the better if Sri Lanka steps into the development of nanotechnology on a priority basis, Technology,...

The United National Party (UNP) yesterday highlighted the importance of increasing the representation of women in the country.It pointed out that although women’s representation in the country needed to be 25 %, no action plan existed to accomplish...

The establishment of a code of conduct for media by the Ministry of Mass Media had already been approved by the ministry with a draft proposal being prepared to accommodate it which could be viewed on the Ministry’s website, a statement said...

The elite Special Task Force (STF) seized a total of a kilogramme of heroin in two separate detections at Mount Lavinia and Maharagama last night. Three suspects had also been taken into custody. According to the STF the value of the seized heroin was...

The Court of Appeal yesterday quashed the order issued by the Jaffna Magistrate summoning the Editor of the Uthayan newspaper to be punished for contempt for reporting on the apology made in open court by the Magistrate to senior counsel and TNA MP M....

Two Buddhist monks and a trishaw driver were yesterday arrested on charges of having circulated fake currency notes, the Walasmulla police said. The arrest was made after the suspicious trishaw was checked on a tip off received by Walasmulla Police OIC...

A man, caught stealing parts from vehicles parked at the Kekirawa Magistrate’s Court premises, was arrested yesterday. The vehicles were those detained as productions in court cases. Police said the man had been involved in the racket for the past six...

A new media code proposed by the Sri Lankan government contains vague language that could have a severe and chilling effect on free speech, Human Rights Watch said yesterday. On June 17 the Ministry of Mass Media and Information officially proposed a...

In the wake of several Africans being arrested on charges of cheating businessman by promising them easy money there are many more doing the same causing severe losses to gullible businessmen who are a greedy to make a quick buck. A few days ago the...

A Kapurala who performed religious rituals at a Devala in Moratuwa was yesterday produced in the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court on charges of having committed bigamy. The Colombo Fraud Investigations Bureau (CFIB) informed Magistrate Thilina Gamage...

Two company directors, who had been arrested on charges of importing undeclared inflammable chemical items, were yesterday remanded till June 24 by a Colombo Court in connection with a fire that had broken out at a warehouse inside the Colombo Port,...

A shipyard used by the Sea Tigers’ wing of the defeated Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LLTE) in Mullivaikal was now under the defence forces and open to public view. The shipyard, located on Irattaivaikkal on Mullaithivu Road, was brought under the...

Two dead bodies were recovered by the Kalpitiya police, one from the sea off Battalangunduwa Island last morning and another from Mampuriya beach in the evening. Police believe the bodies could be those of two fishermen who disappeared during the...

Charging that Sri Lanka Cricket had violated the financial regulations by failing to submit its financial reports to Parliament, the UNP MP Lakshman Kiriella said his party is planning to request for a debate on the matter. Mr. Kiriella in a statement...

Sixteen traders hailing from Kandy, Gampola, and Nawalapitiya alleged to have sold low-quality ‘Atapirikara’ were produced in court and after submissions, fined Rs. 42,000; meanwhile arrest warrants were issued for three traders who did not turn up in...

Newly-promoted General Jagath Jayasuriya said future Commanders should be well-prepared and ready to take up any challenge while working for a common goal to achieve the best results. Addressing all senior officers, including Principal Staff Officers,...

In an exclusive revelation to Daily Mirror, one of Sri Lanka’s eminent and respected constitutional lawyers, Dr. Jayampathy Wickramaratne described how a historic opportunity to abolish the executive presidency was missed after President Chandrika...

The UPFA will not give nominations to any one who has violated the law of the land or party discipline at the forthcoming Provincial Council polls, UPFA General Secretary, Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena said yesterday. Minister Sirisena said...

The National Freedom Front (NFF) will not participate in the September PC polls or support the UPFA election campaign, unless the government takes steps to change the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, to remove police and land powers vested with the...

President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his May Day speech announced that he would grant relief to low-end consumers of electricity as follows: 1. No increase of rates for households that used less than 60 units a month; 2. If the consumption was in excess of...

Q: What exactly do you see as the major flaws in the present constitution? I think the main problem is the executive presidency. Firstly, it is an executive presidency without any safeguards that are usually found in other constitutions. For example,...

It is disappointing to see a certain road-sign in Panadura town, written in wrong spelling, and displayed ‘boldly’ at a junction where thousands of people go about their day-to-day business as well as hundreds of children attending the Good Shepherd’s...

The 13th Amendment has its champions. It also has detractors who point out its illegality, Indian hegemonic moves on Sri Lanka, irrelevance to the matters it sought to address, for pandering to expansionist communal myth-making and for ‘not being...

The arrest and interdiction of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) , Western Province (North), Vaas Gunewardena came as a surprise to many. The offences he has been charged with are even more shocking and lead to an erosion in the confidence and integrity...

Australia's soccer team celebrated with hundreds of fans at a victory party in Sydney on Wednesday after eking out a nervous win over Iraq that sealed their ticket to the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil. Their victory drew bleary-eyed fans young and...

Sri Lanka confront world champions India in a repeat of the last World Cup final in today’s semi final of the Champions Trophy here at Cardiff as weather forecast has again predicted plenty of rain. If the forecast keeps true, any play would be...

(AFP) - LeBron James made the go-ahead jump shot and Ray Allen drained two clutch overtime free throws as the Miami Heat rallied to beat San Antonio 103-100 on Tuesday to force a game seven in the NBA Finals. James hit a seven-foot jumper with 1:43...

KARACHI, June 19, 2013 (AFP) - A Pakistani court Wednesday ordered the government to appoint an interim head of the cricket board, after the current chairman was suspended over a legal challenge to his election. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman...

Ravi Punchihewa Cricket Academy Matale donated cricket gear to Weera Parakrama Maha Vidyalaya Yatawatte in Matale recently. Weera Parakrama MV, Yatawatte which started playing under 13 inter school cricket last year did well to enter the second round...

Joseph Vaz Wennappuwa defeated Kegalle MV by 26 runs in their Under 15 Division One cricket encounter played at Wennappuwa. The Vazians taking first lease of the wicket made 169 and then restricted their opponents to a score of 135. Joseph Vaz 169 in...

A fine knock of 85 by Rusiru Ravishanka helped Royal Panadura to record an easy 133 run win over Kalutara MV in their Under 17 Division One cricket encounter at Kalutara. Royal Panadura batting firs made a modest score of 225 while Kalutara MV in their...

St. Servatius College won their under 17 division one first round match against Richmond College Galle by 57 runs at the Uyanwatta Stadium. Being asked to bat first St. Servatius scored 193 runs in 49.1 overs. Ramesh Nimantha scored 66 runs off 81...

Hosts England sauntered into the Champions Trophy final after South Africa 'choked' in yet another semifinal when they were bowled out for 175 in fairly benign conditions at The Oval yesterday. South Africa were favourites heading into the tournament...

Eight more records tumbled on day two of the 40th Milo All Island Schools Swimming Championships held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium swimming pool yesterday. Of the records that were broken on the day were five in the girls’ category and three in...

Allianz Insurance Lanka Ltd, a fully owned subsidiary of Allianz SE, Germany has provided a rare opportunity for four Sri Lankan teenagers to participate in international football camps to be held in Germany and Thailand in due course. The four school...

Helitha Hendavitharana of Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda represented Sri Lanka at the International Table Tennis Federation’s (ITTF) Third Hopes Week and Challenge Official Training Camp and Tournament in Austria. The tournament was held in...

At the request of Matale District Cricket Association, officials of the Sri Lanka Cricket headed by its Secretary Nishantha Ranatunga and Treasurer Nuski Mohamed visited Matale recently to attend a series of ceremonies organised by the MDCA in...

Nations Trust Bank, a key player in the financial services industry reiterated their commitment towards expansion with the opening of two branches in Embilipitiya and Balangoda concurrently. The bank has successfully opened 3 branches, including...

Nations Trust Bank is proud to announce the launch of ‘NATIONS SALARY SAVER’, a revolutionary savings account in Retail Banking. Mr. Lewie Diasz, Chief Manager Consumer Finance of Nations Trust Bank comments on the key benefits of the account, Q: What...

MCB Bank is one of the leading banks in Pakistan with a branch network of over 1150 and 690 ATMs, serving a customer base of approximately 4.5 million. The group presence extends to Sri Lanka, Dubai, Bahrain, Hong Kong and Azerbaijan. The bank also has...

Seylan Bank Team A emerged Champions for the 6th consecutive year at the Interbank Trade Quiz conducted by the Trade Finance Association of Bankers of Sri Lanka winning the coveted A. Kathiravelupillai Challenge Trophy outright. A total of twenty eight...

It is important to set aside money, not only for emergencies, but also for major expenses like education, homes, cars, and eventually retirement. Most financial advisors recommend at least the following: Have at least enough in savings to cover three...

Teach your kids habit of saving and they would be thankful to you for all their lives. Inculcating good saving habits does play an i mportant role today. If you start early, it would really help your kids. So, how will you develop the habit of saving...

You have some money saved up, but how do you find the right savings account? The following tips can help. Types of savings account When shopping f or a savings account, you should know that there are two basic types. Passbook Account: With a passbook...

How to Create an Automatic Savings Plan Do you have a savings account, yet find it difficult to find money to deposit into it? This isn’t an uncommon problem and most people find it hard to save. Generally when you receive income it is either directly...

With over 40 years of excellence, Kanrich Finance Ltd. is ready to turn a new leaf In the Sri Lankan financial landscape. Over the years, it has helped customers make clear and confident investment choices on how to save, borrow, and manage money for...

Sampath Cards, the responsible choice, has always delivered the best value to its’ Cardholders when it comes to offers, holiday opportunities and discounts. It continues this tradition, rewarding customers with brand new lifestyle experiences. These...

Sampath Bank, as a value addition to its gamut of benefits that are on offer for its Minor savings Account Holders, is organizing a series of seminars and workshops island wide to improve academic skills of students preparing for the Year 5 scholarship...

The Mango Summer 2013 collection is just out at the Mango flagship store located at No: 1/1 Bagatale Road, Colombo 03. The summer season is in which monochromatic black and white outfits play a starring role. Volumes of oriental inspiration:...

Commemorating Environment Day 2013, Fashion Bug together with the Municipal Council of Kurunegala inaugurated the ‘Thuru Sahasak’ environmental programme, in line with the ‘Divi Neguma’ concept, distributing produce plants among 50 families in...

Standard Chartered’s (StanChart) Green Cover Project, an initiative to reduce paper wastage, whereby the bank pledged to plant a tree for every customer signing up for an eStatement, saw the launch of its second phase recently. This year, to mark the...

Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), the leading telecommunications service provider in the country and mindful of setting the mark as a socially responsible corporate citizen, organised dengue prevention programmes in the company premises islandwide in line with...

A new Sri Lankan company seeking to pioneer sustainable marine aquaculture off the country’s eastern coast, has pledged to donate 3,000 life jackets to fishermen in Trincomalee, in one of the first corporate sector responses to the recent loss of lives...

As part of its mission to support the Engineering Faculties of Sri Lanka in advancing their knowledge in cement, concrete and sustainable construction practices, Holcim Lanka Limited ( HLL) has reached an agreement with the Faculty of Engineering of...

Despite the challenges faced by the weakening global economy, the Sri Lankan economy grew at a healthy rate of 6.4 percent in 2012. The performance of the stock market which witnessed an upsurge in both 2009 and 2010 remained subdued in 2011 and during...

In Thailand, people like to do things in big groups, eating their meals like a family would, sharing dishes amongst themselves, talking and connecting throughout the long meal. Their collectivist culture has meant that Thais have grown up with sukiyaki...

South Asia’s regional GDP growth slipped to 4.8 percent in 2012, following a robust recovery in the years after the 2008 global financial crisis. A weakening global economy, coupled with domestic difficulties (including policy uncertainties, structural...

The bulldozers are working and a construction crane is being erected on that vacant lot you pass each day going to and from home. The sign on the fence states that a new 150 room 3-star hotel is being built with a planned opening date of mid -2014. If...

During the recent Promotion Mission to the United Arab Emirates, Deputy Minister of Investment Promotion Faiszer Musthapha visited the Ajman Chamber of Commerce, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce. At the Abu Dhabi Chamber of...

Softlogic Finance announced its results for the financial year that ended on March 2013, which has seen a significant growth of the company with total assets increasing 31 percent to Rs 13.2 billion, customer deposits increasing 49 percent to Rs 6.9...

Sweeping changes to Sri Lanka’s employment and education models are needed in order to improve productivity and maintain competitiveness, according to Minister of Inter national Monetary Cooperation, Sarath Amunugama. Speaking at the inauguration of...

RETUERS: Sri Lanka is in the final stage of reaching a U $350 million hotel and leisure resort deal with Australian gambling tycoon James Packer’s Crown Ltd, the country’s investment promotion minister said on Tuesday. Rapid economic growth in Sri...

REUTERS: Sri Lanka’s top conglomerate, John Keells Holdings (JKH), will sign a US $ 640 million deal to establish an integrated hotel complex in the capital of Colombo, three sources told Reuters yesterday. JKH, the heavyweight of the US $ 18.5...

Midweek started on a positive note with activity remaining lackluster for the day. Turnover remained low whilst interest was seen in blue chip counters such as Commercial Bank and John Keells Holdings. Foreign buying represented 45% of the day’s...

During 2012, the turnover and the profitability of the entire stockbroking industry declined, while the market indices slumped and trading volumes dropped. As a result, 2012 saw the aggregate turnover of the industry contracting by as much as 67...

Dinesh Weerakkody will launch his fourth volume titled ‘In the Best Interest of my Country’ on July 3, at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. His third volume was published in 1996, the second volume in 1992 and the first volume in...

Millennium Housing Developers Ltd (MHDL), a subsidiary of Asanga Seniviratne-controlled Nation Lanka Finance PLC, is considering raising capital through the Colombo Stock Exchange, according to its Executive Director Sisira Weerabhahu. “We are...

Despite calling investigations a ‘salient aspect’ of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) role as the capital market regulator, the only enforcement action carried out by the SEC against market misconduct in 2012 appeared to be issuing of...

The new Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Act is now finalized and the SEC Commission will formally approve the amendments proposed within two weeks before it will be sent for Cabinet approval next month, the SEC Chairman said. “Once the...

Seylan Bank recently tied up with LOLC Insurance Co. to offer its customers across Sri Lanka, a wide range of insurance products. As part of this strategic tie-up, Seylan Bank branches around the country will host a representative from LOLC Insurance,...

Cementing its place as one of the world’s leading international airlines, Emirates has been awarded the highly coveted ‘World’s Best Airline’ award, presented by Skytrax at the 2013 World Airline Awards. In addition to winning ‘World’s Best Airline’...

Mobile IT technology is revolutionizing the way people travel today and new smartphone applications are giving travellers more control over their own travel choices, formalities and preferences to enjoy hassle-free mobility. Using mobile technology...

Amethyst Resort - Passikudah, one of the first hotels to commence operations in the region has been awarded the Certificate of Excellence 2013 by TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site. The accolade, which honors hospitality excellence, is given...

The first state-of-the-art kitchen facility in Sri Lanka is to be opened shortly bringing the island’s hospitality industry and its related facets on par with world-class standards, at the Colombo Academy of Hospitality Management (CAHM). The island’s...

Qatar Airways took home three honours at the annual Skytrax 2013 World Airline Awards held during the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget recently. The airline was awarded World’s Best Business Class, World’s Best Business Class Lounge and, for the second...

The Blue Water Resort, Wadduwa has been awarded the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence for 2013. The award recognises excellence in hospitality and is presented only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding reviews on the site....

Etihad Airways has swept the Skytrax World Airline Awards’ First Class category, receiving all three awards, for the second year in a row. The Abu Dhabi-based airline took home the coveted title of Best First Class for the fourth consecutive year, as...

SINGAPORE, June 19, 2013 (AFP) - Smog levels in Singapore from Indonesian forest fires hit the highest level on record Wednesday as the air pollutant index breached the “hazardous” level. The index soared to 321 at 10:00 pm (1400 GMT), according the...

CHICAGO, June 18, 2013 (AFP) - A mentally disabled woman and her daughter were forced to live in an Ohio basement with snakes and pitbulls and were treated like slaves for more than two years, US prosecutors said Tuesday. The case came to light after...

KABUL, June 19, 2013 (AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai Wednesday broke off crucial security talks with the United States, angry over the name given to a new Taliban office in Qatar that is meant to facilitate peace negotiations. The ongoing...

Military helicopters and the army are leading rescue operations in India's flood-hit northern states, where 160 people are now known to have died. About 10,000 people have been rescued in worst-hit Uttarakhand state over three days, PM Manmohan Singh...

DHAKA, June 19, 2013 (AFP) - Owners of a Bangladesh garment factory were forced to offer prayers and distribute food to the poor on Wednesday in a bid to drive out what workers believed was a ghost at the plant, police said. Some 3,500 workers stopped...

OUAGADOUGOU, June 19, 2013 (AFP) - Mali's government signed a ceasefire accord with Tuareg rebels Tuesday, paving the way for presidential elections in the troubled west African state next month. The agreement, reached after 10 days of tense...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, June 19, 2013 (AFP) - The death toll from a suicide attack at a funeral in Pakistan rose to 34 on Wednesday after seven victims died overnight in hospital, police said. “The death toll has risen to 34, seven more critically injured...

DEHRADUN, India, June 19- Military helicopters dropped emergency supplies Wednesday to thousands of people stranded by flash floods that tore through towns and temples in northern India and neighbouring Nepal, killing more than 160, officials...

ISLAMABAD, June 19, 2013 (AFP) - Pakistani politician Imran Khan on Wednesday urged the government and military leaders to build a strategy to halt US drone attacks in the country's northwest as he was sworn into parliament. Khan, the head of the...

After 24 years of separation a father and daughter have finally been reunited - not realizing they had actually been working alongside each other for months. Amy Roberson, 24, was put up for adoption at birth. She had longed to meet her biological...

She is currently recovering in hospital after a failed suicide attempt earlier this month. But Paris Jackson was still called upon to testify in her family’s wrongful death suit against AEG Live regarding her father Michael’s death. The 15-year-old,...

In Feng Shui each area and corner of the house relates to some aspect and aspirations of you and your life. Any missing corner, cluttered area or dark area has an influence on the occupant’s life with regard to the specific corner. Your home is a...

Do you often find yourself crawling the live music scene of Colombo hoping and praying to hear a few tunes that will remind you of the salad days of rock n roll, when the grass was green and the water was wet, only to find yourself wanting to shoot you...

One of It’s kind This rare fun event was organized by Cyclic, the cycling fraternity of Strategy College of Business, the leader in professional education in marketing and WrooM, a National initiative in the forefront of promoting cycling among Sri...

A team of present and former staff at the Bandaranaike International Airport is putting together a reunion dinner dance where they hope to relive and reminisce the times former staff spent together at BIA as one family. In a bid to reunite staff of...

The long awaited annual Dinner Theatre of the Thomian Society of Colombo is around the corner. Every year, there has been a difference in style and presentation which, in turn, has unfailingly drawn full houses on every occasion, since the inception....

AYANA, a luxury villa situated on the tiny and secluded Ruskin Island just 45minutes away from Colombo’s city center. To get on the island, guests must travel to a remote village and take a ferry across Bologda – Sri Lanka’s largest fresh water lake....

Parents, grandparents and guardians of young children are invited to SEEKERS MONTESSORI OPEN DAY on 6th July from 9.00am – 4.00pm. They will have the opportunity of interacting with the team of child and parent educators and learning first-hand the...

'Dad dancing' and 'tweet' have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary. Social networking sites have played a heavy role in the new and revised dictionary, which will now include the words 'epic', 'flash mob' 'geekery' and 'headf**ck'. Oxford...

‘gAbos’ now comPrises oF gAbo trAVels, gAbo HolidAYs, gAbo ticketing And crUise HolidAYs witH 2 billion tUrnoVer AnnUAllY. Popular travel company Gabo Travels celebrated its 35th anniversary on a grand scale last week at the Kingsbury Hotel. ‘Gabo...

A lavish culinary tradition of rich fare is brought to life at the Alhambra Restaurant, Ramada Colombo. Stemming fromo the e imperial kitchens of a great dynasty, this regional cuisine spans centuries with many great emperors having their own influence...

The Kingsbury brings back the glorious Colonial tradition in style with its signature High Tea that is served every afternoon from 3 - 6pm. The Kingsbury High Tea is a blend of global cuisine with Sri Lankan charm. The Kingsbury has adopted an...

A celebration of Turkish Cuisine launched at Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo on the 15th of June. The opening was graced by many special invitees amongst whom were H.E. Iskender K. Okyay, the Ambassador of Turkey and members of the Turkish Embassy as well as...

Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO) turned down the claims that the inbound tour operator market is monopolised by few operators resulting in the shrinking down on foreign tourists as alleged by a 17-member tourist driver...

When a ‘dynamic duo’ would not necessarily be associated with food, Cinnamon Bey Beruwala brings to you two fantastic dining venues, Rock Salt and Raw to give all culinary fans taste buds yet another tease. Rock Salt, the signature restaurant of...

Travel agents booking Oman Air via Travelport's Galileo and Worldspan distribution systems will now be able to benefit from new functionality, which allows them to manage the seat selection process in a ‘live' and interactive environment. The...

The Commons coffee house, along with its varied menu, presents a selection hot and spicy Mexican dishes as this month's promotion. Mexican cuisine is primarily a fusion of South American and Spanish cooking. The Mexican favourites on offer are...