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Good News From Jayam May 1, 2022 Pls Scroll Down 35 items Hiran Abeysekara: Best Actor at Olivier Awards 2022: Making history in the performing arts Making history in the performing arts, Sri Lankan theatre actor, Hiran Abeysekara won the Best Actor for the stage adaptation of ‘Life of Pi’ at Olivier Awards 2022 in London at the Royal Albert Hall. The Wyndham in London’s West End, Hiran’s consistent stellar performance rightfully earned him the award of Best Actor. Hiran was the ‘star’ of that jubilant evening of the most prestigious, historical theatre awards festival in the world by winning the Best Actor award for Playing his extravagant performance as Pi Patel in the Lolita Chakrabarti’s stage adaptation of Yann Martels’ book Life of Pi, one of the highly acclaimed productions of Sheffield Theatre Production. Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beijing Celebrates National New Year Day The Embassy of Sri ...

Apr 26, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Jayam Rutnam Tagged Anusha David, Asia Cup 2022, Charitha Abeyratne Hettiarachchi, Dr Asoka Jayaweera, Dr Gamini Goonetilleke, Dr. Kshanika Goonesekera, International Women's Day, S. Skandakumar, Shirani Stanislaus, Sinduri Jayasinghe, Sri Lanka - Wildlife, SriLankan Airlines

Sri Lanka: Back on the Tourism Map-by Emma Thomson Source:Dailynews The Sacred City of Kandy is teeming with life. Monkeys tightrope along telephone cables, the trees around Kandy Lake are feathered with hordes of egrets, and the Sacred Temple of the Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa)— said to house the Buddha’s left canine — thrums with the sound of drums pounded every evening for pooja (worship). A few streets over, our group and a handful of independent travellers enter a village hall for a performance of regional dances. Such things can feel contrived, but not this time. One dancer drops his spinning plates, another forgets his tambourine, and the drummers bump into each other as they exit backwards into the wings. After an uncertain couple of years, they are a little out of practice — just like us, as we get into the swing of tourism again. ...

Feb 27, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Dambulla cave temple, Richard Pieres, Sri Dalada Maligawa, SriLankan Airlines

Tourist arrivals in first 11 days of 2022 exceed 31,600 Source:ft.lk Russia, India, Ukraine, UK and Germany among top source markets Sri Lanka Tourism Chief Kimarli Fernando says future trend uncertain amidst COVID pandemic Asserts SL need to ‘ride with the tide’ to sustain industry Cancellations from EU and India amidst global Omicron threat SLTDA Director General Dhammika Wijayasingha says average tourists stay has extended to 14 or more, from 10 days Most tourists come for wellness tourism, vaccination with family Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka have exceeded 31,600 in the first 11 days of 2022, despite the challenges emanating from the global COVID pandemic and reinforcing the industry’s optimism. From 1 to 11 January, Sri Lanka received a record 31, 688 tourists, a significant rebound from 2021. Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) said during the first 11 days the highest number of tourist arrivals was from the Russian ...

Jan 15, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, elanka Finance Tagged Chief Kimarli Fernando, COVID-pandemic, Dhammika Wijayasingha, Sri Lanka Tourism, Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, SriLankan Airlines

Inconsistent Flights on SriLankan Airlines – What Went Wrong? I traveled on SriLankan Airlines from Bangkok via Colombo to Dubai. This is a video reporting my latest SriLankan Airlines flight experience. At Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport, many shops and lounges are currently closed, many airplanes are parked and the airport is very quiet. SriLankan Airlines Business Class passengers can use the Miracle Lounge before the flight. The flight to Colombo from Bangkok is operated by A321. Flight time was 3 hours. A full lunch was served. Check out the seat, cabin, food, and service on this short sector. I transited Colombo and used the Serendib Lounge of SriLankan Airlines. It has a good amount of food but the lounge is very dated. It needs an upgrade. The next flight to Dubai was on SriLankan Airlines A330-300 with individual Business Class seating. However, the food and service were let down and ...

Jan 12, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged SriLankan Airlines

Sentiments & Tributes To The Music Legend Desmond de Silva – by Hussain Jayah Hussain Jayah – The Former Sri Lankan Airlines Country Manager Desmond De Silva the handsome Prince of Baila ! Desmond De Silva was first introduced to me by Mr Shanthikumar current CEO of the Ramada Colombo and who is also the President of the City Hotels Association, in the latter months of 1993. I was then heading the Promotions Department of SriLankan Airlines ( then Air Lanka). I still recollect the day he walked into my office and the conversation that took place therein. It was he who put all of us at ease and before long, we were chatting as if we had known each for many years. Eventually we saw him as our“ Ambassador “ and he performed at many “Air Lanka “ events overseas. The events that he perform was of high quality ...

Jan 12, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Desmond De Silva, Gypsies, Hussain Jayah, Ramada Colombo, SriLankan Airlines

SriLankan Airlines resumes flights to Moscow after six-years Source:Dailynews Following SriLankan Airlines’ resumption of flights to Moscow after a lapse of six years, a group of Russian tourists arrived in Sri Lanka today, under a bio-bubble concept. SriLankan’s new service will operate a weekly scheduled flight between Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) and Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport (DME) from today. ...

Aug 3, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged SriLankan Airlines

SriLankan Engineering converts A320 to cargo freighter FitsAir aircraft being towed Source:Dailynews SriLankan Engineering the engineering and maintenance arm of SriLankan Airlines, has entered into a strategic collaboration with UK-based Avensis Aviation to offer Maintenance (MRO) services for the embodiment of Passenger-to-Freighter (PTF) conversions for Airbus A320 and A330 aircraft. The first output of this collaboration was the embodiment of a PTF conversion of an Airbus A320 aircraft for the operator FitsAir which was recently completed on time and within the budget. ...

May 17, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Asitha Ranaweera, SriLankan Airlines

SriLankan Engineering converts Airbus A320 passenger aircraft to a cargo freighter for operator Fits Air Source:Island SriLankan Engineering the engineering and maintenance arm of SriLankan Airlines, has entered into a strategic collaboration with UK-based Avensis Aviation to offer Maintenance (MRO) services for the embodiment of Passenger-to-Freighter (PTF) conversions for Airbus A320 and A330 aircraft. The first output of this collaboration was the embodiment of a PTF conversion of an Airbus A320 aircraft for the operator FitsAir which was recently completed on time and within the budget. ...

May 17, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged SriLankan Airlines, SriLankan Engineering

His ideal girl… Source:Island Surprise! Surprise! Generally the girls hold sway where my Chit-Chat column is concerned. And, that’s because they all want to be a part of this popular feature. Of course, guys are welcome, too, and this week the spotlight is on Amandha Amarasekara – a content creator and model. Amandha models for Brian Kerkoven…and this is how our Chit-Chat went: 1. How would you describe yourself? Someone who realized that there was more to life than what is shown, who believed in dreams and chased after them and aspires to inspire as many as he can to ‘live life without merely surviving through one.’ 2. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? ...

May 11, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Amandha Amarasekara, David Goggins, SriLankan Airlines

New year 1980-BY Capt Gihan A Fernando Source:Island RCyAF, Air Ceylon, Air Lanka, SIA and SriLankan Airlines It was 31st December 1979. Air Lanka was established on the 1st of September that year. It was my second ever trip to Europe. We were scheduled to fly Dubai to Orly airport, Paris, France via Zurich, Switzerland. Our Captain was an ex-Colonel from the Portuguese Air Force and had also flown Boeing 707 aircraft, for the TAP Air Portugal. We were flying a four engine, Boeing 707 312B registration 4R-ALB which was one of the two that had been leased from Singapore Airlines. Although I was still ‘wet behind the ears’, with regards to intercontinental flying, our Flight Engineer was an Air Ceylon Douglas DC8 veteran used to operating in that part of the world. Our route took us to over Doha (Qatar), the Island of Bahrain, across the Persian Gulf to Kuwait, Iraq, ...

Jan 3, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Capt S R Wicremanayake, SriLankan Airlines