Home  |  About Us  |  Contact UsHome    Who We Are   Culture   Lifestyle   Sport    Travel PhotosEventsVideos12345678910Create Slideshow for Website by WOWSlider.com v4.8Sri Lanka officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in the northern Indian Ocean off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent in South Asia. Known until 1972 as Ceylon, Sri Lanka has maritime borders with India to the northwest across the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait, and the Maldives to the southwest.Sri Lanka Web Server is Sri Lanka's latest e-commerce & news web site. With a wide variety of information coverage it’s primary goal is to provide a world class service to Sri Lankans and Foreigners alike. Basically focusing mainly in promoting inbound tourism, e-business and highlighting the on going development activities in the country in our journey towards becoming the Wonder of Asia within a few years.READ MOREREAD MOREDeveloping Sri LankaSri Lanka's Export Sector records a five percent growthThe export sector, a key driver of the economy rebounded from last year’s sluggish pace to record a five percent growth during the first quarter of this year as against the corresponding quarter last year. Revenue from exports rose from US$ 1,739 million in the first quarter last year to US$ 1,823 million this year.This is a noteworthy increase given the slow economic recovery in key markets in Europe and other export markets, Chairman, Export Development Board, Bandula Egodage said.Merchandise export income rose seven percent to US$ 11,118 million in 2014 compared to US$ 10,394 million in 2013. Merchandise export revenue excludes revenue from Information Technology exports.The main contributor to exports is the apparel sector which accounts for around 40 percent of exports to the EU region.Textiles, tea, cinnamon, rubber based products, fish, ceramics, processed and fresh fruits and vegetables and ornamental fish are some of the main export items from Sri Lanka.“Sri Lanka has some of the best entrepreneurs who could carve a niche area in the global market with value-added products,” Egodage added.Courtesy : development.lkPresident launches program to electrify rural Sri LankaPresident Maithripala Sirisena on Wednesday launched a rural electrification program to provide electricity to 12,850 families in rural areas of the country.The ‘Soorya Mangallaya Aluth Avurudhu Eliya’ program was symbolically launched under the patronage of President Sirisena today at the President’s Office.The program, implemented under the ‘Vindulamu Lanka’ rural electrification scheme, seeks to provide electricity to the families before the New Year.The enforcement of 758 Rural Electrification Schemes and Power Extensions, for which work has been completed in each district, symbolically took place today at the President’s Office. The Government has spent Rs. 1.975 billion on the program.Speaking at the event, the President noted that the supply of power to the village