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Published on Mar 18, 2024 12:41:58 AM by Sri Lanka Tourism
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
Published on Mar 18, 2024 12:42:04 AM by Sri Lanka Tourism
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
Published on Mar 18, 2024 12:41:53 AM by Sri Lanka Tourism
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
Sri Lanka hopes to work closer with Saudi Arabia in tourism, labor and renewable energy sectors to support the Kingdom s Vision 2030, the island nation s new ambassador told Arab News as he assumed his post in Riyadh on Monday.
Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka are expected to surpass 100,000 in May 2024, though they will fall short of the target range of 120,934 to 131,112.The post Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka set to exceed 100,000 mark in May 2024 appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- TOURIST ARRIVALS HAVE DOUBLED FROM JANUARY TO MAY. (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourist arrivals have doubled from January to May (Category: Breaking News)
- Travel Trend (Category: Business)
- Arrival Update (Category: Business)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe says preliminary work to bring Elon Musk’s Starlink to Sri Lanka has been completed. Taking to X, the President said that he had discussions with Musk regarding the integration of the global Starlink network with Sri Lanka, during his recent visit to Indonesia. The President said the intention of bringing Starlink to Sri […]
- Elon Musk’s Starlink internet available for pre-order in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Elon Musk thanks Ranil for greenlight to launch Starlink (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil and Elon Musk discuss launching Starlink in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Elon Musk to visit Sri Lanka this year to launch Starlink (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post President Ranil Wickremesinghe Rescued & Stable Economy In Sri Lanka – An Inquiry appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Thus spake Prez (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez presents Budget to ‘build foundation of Sri Lanka’s recovery’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez warns of hard times ahead (Category: Breaking News)
- Thus spake Prez (Category: Breaking News)
By APSARA RODRIGO ECONOMYNEXT-Sri Lanka plans to bring down international artistes, and hold water festivals to boost tourists, Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau Chairman, Chalaka Gajabahu said. “We will be hosting a few international artists in September to December,” Gajabahu told EconomyNext. “We would also be having a fashion show in Sigiriya.” Sri Lanka is targeting [...
- Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau Chairman elected as Vice Chair of UNWTO (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to carry out tourism promotion activities in nine markets (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka to focus on nine key tourism markets (Category: Breaking News)
- Navy assigns its first group of female officers and sailors to sea duties (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that the initiative to provide job opportunities for unemployed youth will commence once the country overcomes bankruptcy this year. The President also mentioned that next year will see the launch of a program aimed at introducing modern agriculture to villages in collaboration with private companies to revitalize the export economy. President Ranil Wickrem...
- Special Statement Delivered By President Ranil Wickremesinghe: Full Text (Category: Breaking News)
- No candidate vying for the presidency has announced plans to abolish executive powers (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Policy Statement – Full Text (Category: Breaking News)
- Preliminary work to bring Starlink to Sri Lanka completed (Category: Breaking News)
By Shamindra Ferdinando Leader of the United Republican Front (Eksath Janaraja Peramuna) Patali Champika Ranawaka has alleged that the controversial outsourcing of the on-arrival visa processing to a foreign company violated the government procurement process, as well as the understanding with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in respect of anti-corruption measures. The former Minister said [&...
- Visa muddle (Category: Breaking News)
- Visa controversy: SJB alleges Tiran Alles misled Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- SLT Mobitel offered same service at USD 1 per person but VFS charges USD 25 plus – SJB (Category: Breaking News)
- Idiocy of new visa arrangements (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Do Sri Lankan Politicians Need Educational Qualifications? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Elitism – A Hidden Downfall Factor (Category: Breaking News)
- Protecting Commuters’ Ears & Rights (Category: Breaking News)
- Seventy Five Years Of Independence Or Curse (Category: Breaking News)
- Ambiguity Of National Evaluation Policy In Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe stated that the Jaffna Hospital would be upgraded as a national hospital in the near future to enhance and ensure excellent healthcare standards in the Northern Province.The post Jaffna Hospital would be upgraded as a national hospital in the near future – President appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONL...
- Jaffna Hospital will be upgraded as a national hospital in the near future – President (Category: Breaking News)
- Better Healthcare (Category: Business)
- President inaugurates Clinical Training and Research Block at Jaffna Medical Faculty (Category: Breaking News)
- India -Sri Lanka Joint Declaration on President Rajapaksa Visit to New Delhi (Category: Breaking News)
Four people have died and 16 are injured after a two-storey building collapsed on the Spanish island of Majorca, local emergency services say. Several people are believed to be trapped at the site of the Medusa Beach Club, a beachside restaurant on Cartago Street in the regional capital Palma de Majorca. The incident reportedly happened […]
- Ten pilgrims killed in bus attack in India’s Jammu (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s Modi claims victory as he heads for reduced majority (Category: Breaking News)
- Narendra Modi sworn in for third term after narrow win (Category: Breaking News)
- Heat kills at least 15 in India as temperatures near 50C (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is ranked 76th in the Travel and Tourism Development Index (TTDI) 2024, as the country scored poorly in the categories of tourism services and infrastructure, cultural resources, and non-leisure resources.The post Sri Lanka drops to 76th in 2024 Tourism Development Index appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- Sri Lanka and Thailand signed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka approves visa-free entry for tourists from 07 countries (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka vows to double tourism income by 2015 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka vows to double tourism income by 2015 (Category: Breaking News)
Azad Kashmir, or Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), is experiencing a fresh wave of violence as locals take to the streets to demand subsidies on wheat flour, electricity prices, and the abolition of privileges for the elite class in the occupied territory. In response, local police and Pakistan Rangers were called in to suppress the […]
- Gilgit Balistan needs change says Pak HRCP (Category: Breaking News)
- What is China doing in Gilgit-Baltistan? (Category: Breaking News)
- Protests intensify in PoK against Pakistan government’s plans to amend Constitution (Category: Breaking News)
- Rising Anti-China sentiment and Attacks on Chinese in Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is to further strengthen its presence in China, the Ambassador-designate of Sri Lanka to the People’s Republic of China, Majintha Jayesinghe, said. Ambassador Jayesinghe assumed duties at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beijing, PRC. Addressing the Staff, Ambassador Majintha Jayesinghe recalled the close historic relations between Sri Lanka and China and outlined […]
- Russia and Sri Lanka discuss issue related to Sri Lankans in Ukraine war (Category: Breaking News)
- French Ambassador to Sri Lanka Jean-François Pactet passes away (Category: Breaking News)
- China to help conclude debt restructuring process in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- US and Sri Lanka’s Election Commission discuss importance of free and fair polls (Category: Breaking News)
Since its separation in 1947 from India, entire Pakistan and its leadership have been surviving because of Anti-India sentiments. While India is on its path to becoming the top superpower of the world & the fourth largest economy, Pakistan is struggling to even provide food to its nationals. The current protests in various parts of […]
- What is China doing in Gilgit-Baltistan? (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan regime busy with petty issues as country faces crises: Report (Category: Breaking News)
- Is China’s Economic Deprivation of ‘Azad Kashmir’ Leading to Violent Civilian Unrest? (Category: Breaking News)
- Protests intensify in PoK against Pakistan government’s plans to amend Constitution (Category: Breaking News)
Saturday 18th May, 2024 Lessons that the 2022 mass uprising provided have gone unlearnt if the ruling party politicians’ unruly behaviour is anything to go by. Those who went into hiding fearing aggressive mobs that pursued them have crawled out of the woodwork; they are exuding hubris and flexing their muscles, again. Old habits are […]
- Businesswoman caught attempting to smuggle out Rs. 290 mn worth of gems (Category: Breaking News)
- BIA departure public concourse reopened for visitors (Category: Breaking News)
- Duty-free shopping available for passengers who completed quarantine (Category: Breaking News)
- BIA departure public concourse reopened for visitors (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Insights Of A Tumultuous TV Debate & Airport Assault appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The ‘Flower Seller’ Video & Sri Lanka’s Youth: Unveiling The Challenges (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: Sithijaya - Vipula, Rasil (Category: Video)
- Video: D (Category: Video)
- “Rob Or Perish” – A Grim Reality In Public Service? (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s Minister of Tourism, Harin Fernando, suggests that a government holiday should be declared for the debate between opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and the leader of the National People's Power (NPP), Anura Kumara Dissanayake, so that people can easily watch it.The post Harin Fernando urges debate holiday amidst candidate disinterest appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News ...
- Anura and Sajith agree on June 6 for debate (Category: Breaking News)
- Anura and Sajith agree on date for debate (Category: Breaking News)
- NPP requests confirmation from SJB for proposed debate (Category: Breaking News)
- Uncertainty looms over proposed AnuraÂSajith economic debate (Category: Breaking News)
Calls for Indian travelers to boycott the Maldives is “absolutely” helping Sri Lanka’s travel industry, the country’s Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said Wednesday.The post Indian travelers’ boycott of Maldives is helping Sri Lanka, says Tourism Minister appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- Indian travelers boycott of Maldives is helping Sri Lanka, says Tourism Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Fallout between the Maldives and India is ‘absolutely’ benefiting Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Kimarli Fernando resigns as chairperson of Sri Lanka Tourism (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka requests to host IPL matches (Category: Breaking News)
Calls for Indian travelers to boycott the Maldives is Âabsolutely helping Sri Lanka s travel industry, the country s Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said Wednesday.
Calls for Indian travelers to boycott the Maldives is “absolutely” helping Sri Lanka’s travel industry, the country’s Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said. “The Maldives issue is … helping us,” Fernando told CNBC, referencing a social media row in January that resulted in a sharp drop in Indian visitors to the Maldives this year. India was the […]
- Indian travelers’ boycott of Maldives is helping Sri Lanka, says Tourism Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Harin labels Wimal as a barking dog (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka requests to host IPL matches (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian travelers boycott of Maldives is helping Sri Lanka, says Tourism Minister (Category: Breaking News)
In the bustling heart of Ja-Ela, Moose Clothing Company stands tall as a beacon of creativity, technical expertise, and workmanship. Established in 2018 with a vision to redefine Sri Lanka’s fashion landscape whilst bridging the gap between affordability and accessibility to good quality fashion, Moose Clothing Company has now embarked on a journey that transcends […]
- Moose Clothing Company sponsors Sri Lankan team for World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Moose Clothing Co. SLC’s Official Cricket Clothing Sponsor for 2023-27 (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka team departs for ICC T20 World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- ICC T20 official sponsor Hyundai gifts fleet of 60 vehicles (Category: Business)
The newly-appointed Ambassador-designate of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Rekha Gunasekera assumed duties at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Netherlands last Friday (10). Her assumption of duties was marked by a simple ceremony […]
- Cricket Cup (Category: Business)
- Netherlands' appreciates Govt stand (Category: Breaking News)
- Appointment of the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Netherlands to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan as Dy. Dir. General of Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in The Ha... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Teflon Tiran & Visa Outsourcing appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Visa scandal exposed after airport chaos (Category: Breaking News)
- Visa controversy: SJB alleges Tiran Alles misled Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- SLT Mobitel offered same service at USD 1 per person but VFS charges USD 25 plus – SJB (Category: Breaking News)
- On-arrival visa controversy: Patali draws IMF’s attention, warns police over playing politics wi... (Category: Breaking News)
Video: Significant boost in Sri Lanka’s tourism earnings for April 2024 (English)
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
The tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka crossed the 800,000 mark in May, which is two months earlier than in 2023 when achieving the milestone.The post Sri Lanka welcomes over 800,000 tourists in May appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
- A significant upsurge in British tourists visiting Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka records over 630,000 tourist arrivals in 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka expects US$850mn from tourism in 2011 (Category: Breaking News)
- Increase in tourist arrivals (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Aragalaya Effect Vs IMF Effect appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- RW, IMF & The Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Homework For NPP (Category: Breaking News)
- Restructuring The Economy: A Stock Take (Category: Breaking News)
- Politics Behind Economic Recovery (Category: Breaking News)
Colombo Chief Magistrate Thilina Gamage yesterday imposed an overseas travel ban on former State Minister of Tourism Diana Gamage.Chief Magistrate Gamage issued the order after considering a request made by the lawyers appearing for the person who had filed a case aganst her on the basis of her British citizenship. The Chief Magistrate also instructed that the copies […]
- Overseas travel ban imposed on Diana Gamage (Category: Breaking News)
- Diana Gamage s identity documents- plaintiff denies directing to summon case (Category: Breaking News)
- Court extends overseas travel ban on Diana Gamage (Category: Breaking News)
- Court imposes foreign travel ban on Diana Gamage (Category: Breaking News)
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