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Allianz Lanka – one of Sri Lanka’s leading insurers and a part of the global insurance leader Allianz SE – marked this ...
Beverley Watts has your guide to the unmissable historic sites, iconic architecture and wonderful wildlife to add to your itinerary The Indian Ocean island of Sri Lanka is renowned for its white ...
It is revealed that she had been photographing the scenic beauty of Sri Lanka while seated on the footboard of the train as the train moved at high speed. However, when the train passed through ...
It enabled the legendary Indo-Ceylon Boat Mail service — a seamless route that took passengers from Madras (now Chennai) to Dhanushkodi, across the Palk Strait by ferry to Talaimannar in Sri Lanka, ...
Japanese companies have built what they call the world’s first 3D-printed railway station. The compact, white, curved-roof structure was installed in a rural region of western Japan. The ...
An update has been issued regarding a huge £61million UK railway mega project that will reconnect three areas to the network with new stations. Officials have said Kings Heath, Moseley Village ...
Decades ago, passengers could travel from Chennai (then Madras) to Colombo, Sri Lanka, by train and ferry. The journey began at Egmore station and continued along the eastern coast, crossing the ...
The newly inaugurated Pamban Bridge in Tamil Nadu is more than just a marvel of engineering—it revives a century-old dream of seamless travel between India and Sri Lanka. Once a vibrant rail-ferry ...
Only the last rail link between Dhanushkodi and Thalaimannar, in Sri Lanka, remained. Following the 1964 Rameswaram cyclone, the railway line to Dhanushkodi and its railway station were destroyed and ...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has deported several foreign nationals on tourist visas who were conducting businesses locally, Deputy Minister of Tourism Ruwan Ranasinghe said. “We have enforced the law on ...
With a view to cater to both local and foreign tourists the first ‘Calypso tourist train’ implemented by Sri Lanka Railways commenced its inaugural journey from the Nanu Oya Railway Station to the ...
Photograph: Thilina Kaluthotage/Reuters "While there was initially concern that the NPP* government would lean closer towards China, India's engagement with Sri Lanka has been steadily growing ...