LNP - Russian tourists to visit Sri Lanka under bubble concept
In an interview with Daily News Business he said that they are planning to open a tourism corridor between Russia and Colombo under the Covid bubble c...
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LNP - Several flights from India land at BIA
A number of flights from India landed at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) over the past few days amidst a ban on travellers from India. Ho...
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LNP - DFCC Bank partners with Visa for Micro Merchant transactions
DFCC Bank, with the aim of being the most customer-centric and digitally-enabled bank in the years to come, recently partnered with Visa to facilitate...
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LNP - CAA bans visitors from India and recent travellers
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has directed airlines that passengers travelling from India will not be permitted to disembark in Sri Lanka with im...
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LNP - CNN shines global spotlight on Sri Lanka Tourism
Sustaining the global spotlight on Sri Lanka as a ‘safe and secure’ holiday destination that has successfully opened up to the world, CNN's Asia T...
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LNP - Tomorrow special half day bank holiday
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has declared a special half day bank holiday for tomorrow (April 30) due to in lieu of May Day which falls on a Saturday...
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LNP - Govt to spend Rs 519 mn for tourism development
The Ministry of Tourism will invest over Rs. 519 million for tourism development projects this year. The need for engaging in work so that tourist att...
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LNP - Seventy-eight tourists infected since December
Seventy-eight tourists who arrived in Sri Lanka had been found to be infected with the coronavirus since December, the Tourism Ministry said. Tourism ...
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LNP - Sri Lanka Tourism‘s International Travel Blogger & Journalist Program to support local SME’s
The “Visiting Travel Blogger and Journalist Programme” is an annual project which Sri Lanka Tourism hosts in order to diversify and spread the vis...
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LNP - Customs bust largest gold smuggling racket in history
An international racket to smuggle in 17 kilos of gold biscuits worth over Rs.220 million, was busted by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International...
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LNP - Opp. alleges move to strip Ranil, SF, Rajitha, Patali, others of civic rights
An Opposition political grouping has accused the SLPP government of planning to deprive civic rights of several members of parliament and ex-MPs. Op...
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LNP - Politico to turn hotelier!
A former Diyawanna member, a chief provincial purohita and a provincial governing one, this politico failed to make it to Diyawanna at the last genera...
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LNP - Buwaneka guides Crusaders to title
Central Crusaders led by Buwaneka Goonathilake turned tables on favourites Southern Stars in the final to clinch the inaugural Li Ning – Lanka Shutt...
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LNP - Features US-Lanka militaryalliance in the wake of Pompeo visit
In fact, a military alliance between the US and Sri Lanka already exists. By signing ACSA in 2007, and renewing it in 2017, Sri Lanka committed its st...
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LNP - Prasanna to make case for re-opening BIA to tourists before Cabinet
Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga will present to the Cabinet the case for re-opening the Sri Lankan borders as early as possible for tourists. He...
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LNP - Preventing Another ‘Buwaneka Hotel’ Saga
The demolition of an archaeological site in Kurunegala, commonly known as the ‘Buwaneka Hotel’, triggered controversy in the past few weeks. Fol...
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LNP - Brutus or Caesar? Now visitors can identify individual leopards at Sri Lanka park
COLOMBO — Yala National Park in Sri Lanka, the island’s most visited wilderness area, has introduced a new information center that lets visitors...
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LNP - Sri Lanka Tourism lobbies for inclusion in travel corridors
Sri Lanka Tourism said yesterday it is working closely with the Foreign Affairs Ministry to be included in developing travel corridors for trave...
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India to operate special flight to evacuate stranded Indians in SL
The Government of India has scheduled a special Air India flight to evacuate stranded Indian nationals in Sri Lanka, the High Commission of India in C...
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SriLankan flight suspension extended till May 31
The suspension of scheduled passenger flights of SriLankan Airlines due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has been extended till May 31, the Airlines...
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Decline in tourist arrivals tops 44% up to April
Sri Lanka recorded a 44.1 percent YoY decline in tourist arrivals during the first four months of the year, with no tourist arrivals in April, due to ...
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SriLankan to launch cargo flights from May 18
SriLankan Airlines has planned to launch 27 dedicated cargo flights from Colombo to major cities in Europe, the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent a...
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Returnees could self-quarantine in hotels and bear the cost : Army chief
The government has arranged quarantine for returning Sri Lankans from abroad to spend their mandatory quarantine spell at a hotel at a cost and as the...
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