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 ...

Yellow Sapphire, also known as Pukhraj, is a radiant, golden-yellow gemstone which as per astrology is ruled by Jupiter—the planet of abundance, knowledge, luck, and divine blessings. Check pros and ...

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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 ...

Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by an innings and 78 runs in the second and final Test and won the series by 1-0. Prabath Jayasuriya picked up his 12th five-wicket haul on Day 4.

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 ...

Pathum Nissanka's second successive test century led Sri Lanka to a formidable 290-2 after Bangladesh was bowled out for 247 on day two of the second test on Thursday. Nissanka and Dinesh ...

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 ...

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 ...