LNP - Sri Lankan passport almost in par with North Korea, Palestine
The Sri Lankan passport which ranked at 91 among 105 countries dropped a further 6 spots since March this year to 97, further weakening the standing o...
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LNP - Senthil Thondaman survives Kathmandu hotel fire, rescues others
Ceylon Workers' Congress (CWC) President Senthil Thondaman, who was in Nepal recently, had a narrow escape when the hotel he was staying at was set ab...
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LNP - Global promotion gaps put SL’s 2030 tourism targets at risk
Sri Lanka’s ambitious plan to attract five million tourists and generate US$ 10 billion in annual revenue by 2030 is under threat as bureaucratic de...
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LNP - Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka surpass 1.4 million in 2025
A total of 1,408,335 tourists have arrived in Sri Lanka so far this year, marking a significant increase compared to the same period in 2024, the Sri ...
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LNP - More countries seek free visa entry into Sri Lanka
In the wake of Sri Lanka waiving visa fees for nationals from 40 more countries, many other countries have sought the same facility for their national...
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LNP - Governor General of Australia Samantha Joy Mostyn to visit Sri Lanka
The Governor General of Australia Samantha Joy Mostyn is scheduled to undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka tomorrow. The Governor General will rem...
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LNP - Sri Lanka earned $3.7 bln from tourist arrivals in six months
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism Vijitha Herath stated that an income of $3.7 billion has been generated from tourist arri...
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LNP - City of Dreams Sri Lanka debuts South Asia’s first integrated luxury resort
City of Dreams, Sri Lanka’s largest private sector investment in luxury tourism, will open its doors today, marking the official launch of South Asi...
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LNP - Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals exceed 1.3 million so far this year
The number of tourists who have arrived in the island so far this year has exceeded 1.3 million, according to the latest data. The Sri Lanka Tourism D...
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LNP - Maldives to grant free 90-day on-arrival tourist visas to Sri Lankans
The Government of the Maldives has announced that Sri Lankan citizens will be granted free 90-day on-arrival tourist visas for travel to the Maldives ...
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LNP - Sri Lankan passport makes big jump in global rankings, Visa-Free entry to 42 countries now
The Sri Lankan passport has made a major leap and climbed five places from 96th to 91st, in the Henley Passport Index. The Sri Lankan passport jumped ...
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LNP - Night-time tourist access to be introduced at Nine Arch Bridge
The Railway Department, in collaboration with the Central Cultural Fund (CCF), has launched a new initiative aimed at increasing the appeal of the Nin...
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LNP - Tourist arrivals top 100,000 in first 17 days of July
Sri Lanka welcomed over 100,000 visitors yesterday, pushing the year-to-date (YTD) figure to over 1.26 million arrivals. During the first 16 days...
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LNP - Shah Rukh Khan will not visit Sri Lanka due to unavoidable reasons - Organiser
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan who was scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka on 2 August, will not visit the country as planned, according to organisers. He...
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LNP - Foreigners misusing tourist visas engage in spas and brothels
Sri Lankan immigration authorities have raised alarm over the growing number of foreign nationals entering the country, especially on tourist visas an...
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LNP - Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka exceed 36,000 in first six days of July
Over 36,000 tourists have arrived in the country in the first six days of July 2025 alone, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) said. A...
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LNP - SC orders authorities to implement anti raging guidelines in universities
In a landmark judgment aimed at curbing ragging in higher educational institutions in Sri Lanka, the Supreme Court today directed the relevant authori...
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LNP - Over 138,000 tourist arrivals recorded in June
A total of 138,241 tourists arrived in the country in June 2025, data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) shows. This is an incre...
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LNP - June tourist arrivals surpass 100,000
A total of 116,469 tourists have arrived in the country thus far in June, data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) shows. Accordi...
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LNP - Sri Lankan leaves Iran using special evacuation flight operated by India
A Sri Lankan national has left Iran and reached New Delhi last evening (23) on a special flight operated by the government of India. Under the ‘Oper...
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LNP - Sri Lanka continues to attract large number of Indian tourists
The latest figures released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) indicate that the country continues to attract a large number of to...
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LNP - SriLankan sends special relief flight to Sumatra to transport passengers of grounded plane
A special relief flight, UL 302, has departed from Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) to Medan International Airport on the Indonesian island of...
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LNP - Australia’s Deputy PM to visit Sri Lanka
During this visit, the Deputy Prime Minister is expected to pay courtesy calls on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Minister of Foreign Affairs, ...
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