By Hiran H.Senewiratne When tourists visit Sri Lanka, one of the major things that should be on their shopping list along with tea and spices are Ceylon sapphires. Ceylon sapphires are historically ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Sri Lankan gem merchant claiming to have the world's biggest star blue sapphire is ready to sell the precious stone he says is worth at least $300 million. The ...

Ceylon Sapphire Mining Pvt. Ltd., has sponsored the introduction of Beach Kho Kho to the country. The launch event was held on 24 December, 2024 at Negombo Beach. Sri Lanka Kho Kho Federation (SLKKF) ...

The sapphire at the centre of the ring is officially called the Ceylon Blue Sapphire, Sri Lanka Gem and Jewellery Association committee member Abdul Rahman Sheriff told the BBC Tamil service.

Royal wedding 'boosts Sri Lanka sapphire sales' Published. 13 September 2011. Share. close panel. Share page. ... but the best-known are Ceylon Sapphires, above all the blue ones, ...

It’s a good thing for Sri Lanka that Kate Middleton didn’t get cold feet. Prince William’s choice of a Ceylon blue-sapphire engagement ring for Middleton, publicized ahead of their April ...

Ceylon sapphires, known after the island’s colonial-era name, ... Geologists say more than four-fifths of Sri Lanka’s 65,000 square kilometer (25,000 square mile) ...

A Sri Lankan jewellers' organisation claims to have solved an enduring secret surrounding the engagement ring of royal fiancee Kate Middleton. The famous sapphire at the heart of the ring came ...