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The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has directed airlines that passengers travelling from India will not be permitted to disembark …

Sustaining the global spotlight on Sri Lanka as a ‘safe and secure’ holiday destination that has successfully opened up to the…

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…

The Ministry of Tourism will invest over Rs. 519 million for tourism development projects this year. The need for engaging in work…

Seventy-eight tourists who arrived in Sri Lanka had been found to be infected with the coronavirus since December, the Tourism Min…

The “Visiting Travel Blogger and Journalist Programme” is an annual project which Sri Lanka Tourism hosts in order to diversif…

An international racket to smuggle in 17 kilos of gold biscuits worth over Rs.220 million, was busted by the Customs at the Bandar…

An Opposition political grouping has accused the SLPP government of planning to deprive civic rights of several members of parli…

A former Diyawanna member, a chief provincial purohita and a provincial governing one, this politico failed to make it to Diyawann…

Central Crusaders led by Buwaneka Goonathilake turned tables on favourites Southern Stars in the final to clinch the inaugural Li …

In fact, a military alliance between the US and Sri Lanka already exists. By signing ACSA in 2007, and renewing it in 2017, Sri La…

Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga will present to the Cabinet the case for re-opening the Sri Lankan borders as early as possib…

The demolition of an archaeological site in Kurunegala, commonly known as the ‘Buwaneka Hotel’, triggered controversy in the …

COLOMBO — Yala National Park in Sri Lanka, the island’s most visited wilderness area, has introduced a new information cente…

 Sri Lanka Tourism said yesterday it is working closely with the Foreign Affairs Ministry to be included in developing travel…

The Government of India has scheduled a special Air India flight to evacuate stranded Indian nationals in Sri Lanka, the High Comm…

The suspension of scheduled passenger flights of SriLankan Airlines due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has been extended till …

Sri Lanka recorded a 44.1 percent YoY decline in tourist arrivals during the first four months of the year, with no tourist arriva…

SriLankan Airlines has planned to launch 27 dedicated cargo flights from Colombo to major cities in Europe, the Middle East, the I…

The government has arranged quarantine for returning Sri Lankans from abroad to spend their mandatory quarantine spell at a hotel …

US, (Daily Mail), 28 April 2020 -  The White House has told government agencies to start preparing for the transition should …

Sri Lanka’s tourism sector’s post-COVID-19 approach to revive the sector has been conceptualised to be carried out in two stag…

The suspension of scheduled flights of SriLankan Airlines due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has been extended till April 30, …

After considering the COVID-19 situation and the prison overcrowding in the country, Attorney General Dappula de Livera has issued…

Thousands of tourists and trekkers are stranded in far-flung areas of Nepal(AFP/File)   KATHMANDU AFP March27, 2020 -&nb…