Only a handful of those assembled, recognised that the music was from the opera – The Pearl Fishers by Georges Bizet. It is intriguing that the opera composed by Bizet (1838-1875) was set in Mannar, ...

Sri Lanka imposed a fishing ban across a 50-kilometer (31-mile) span of the island’s western coast following the X-Press Pearl’s sinking. Image courtesy of the Ministry of Fisheries.

Sri Lanka to probe ‘corruption’ in ... Smoke rises from a fire onboard the MV X-Press Pearl vessel as it sinks ... the MEPA received 3.5m rupees ($11,945), while the Department of Fisheries ...

It is only through proactive diplomacy between India and Sri Lanka and sustainable fishing policies that the long-standing fisheries dispute in the Palk Bay can be addressed effectively ...

Owing to its international shipping routes, starting up in Sri Lanka allows entrepreneurs to not only serve in the Pearl of the Orient but to the rest of South Asia. “We had very few homegrown ...