Unveiled at Dior’s cherished Château de La Colle Noire, Victoire De Castellane transforms Monsieur Dior’s private passions – ...

Completing the top 10 most valuable items you might find in your elderly relative’s attic are porcelain dolls (£2,006), ...

GEMOLOGICAL PROPERTIES AND SPECTROSCOPY Five rough to partially cut sapphires were selected from the Ratnapura and Balangoda deposits in Sri Lanka (figure 1A and table 1). They ranged in color from ...

Any self-respecting gin aficionado has sipped a G&T mixed with the iconic Bombay Sapphire. Named after an actual ‘Star of Bombay’ gemstone mined in Sri Lanka, it's instantly ... The attractive ...

Join a Belgian traveler on a wild adventure to places most people never visit! Watch as he films unique spots and has awkward (but hilarious) conversations with locals along the way. Expect laughs, ...

MasterChef Sri Lanka is set to make its television debut as the 71st international adaptation of the globally acclaimed culinary franchise, the producers announced this week, positioning the show ...

Sri Lanka is attempting to sustain economic growth while maintaining macroeconomic stability under the IMF program it began in 2016. The government's high debt payments and bloated civil service ...

In the midst of escalation of tension in the Middle-East and concerns over further disruption in fuel supply chain , Sri Lanka has decided to explore the possibility of importing petroleum ...

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WHETHER it’s a mega pile of books, your kids’ toys or random bits and bobs, your attic is likely full of items that you don’t use anymore. If you’ve spent decades chucking stuff in cardboard ...

Sri Lanka has a long history of sapphire trading. Still active today, the Sri Lankan sapphire trade provided these precious gems to Europeans even during Roman times. ŠJů/Wikimedia Commons The ring ...

An analysis of a 700-year-old ring reveals a unique reddish-purple sapphire set in 18-karat gold with a lion decoration.