Visakha oust Mahamaya, Joes champs for 16th year
Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo edged-out favourites Mahamaya College, Kandy to win the Girls’ overall title while St. Joseph’s College retained the Bo...
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“They bombed our livelihoods”: Sri Lanka’s tourism firms struggle after attacks
An empty beach seen in front of Pearl Divers, a diving school, at Unawatuna beach in Galle (REUTERS Photo) Sri Lanka’s economy depends hea...
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Tourists enjoy a walk
Some tourists were seen enjoying a walk around the Independence Square in Colombo during their stay in the city. The tourist arrival was dropped in th...
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SL kicks off first tourism promo since Easter attacks
Tourism Development, Wildlife and Christian Religious Affairs Minister John Amaratunga addresses the press briefing in Colombo on promotional package ...
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High-end hotel given up for thosa-kade!
A politico hailing from Digamadulla had provided ample funds to a select group of supporters in the district to participate in a certain event in the ...
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Khawaja guides Australia to comfortable win over Sri Lanka
Opener Usman Khawaja shrugged off injury concerns to guide Australia to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their final World Cup warm-up match on Mon...
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Sri Lanka Tourism to bounce back soon
Sri Lankan tourism will bounce back to its growth momentum in less than 13 months if there are no more attacks, said Chairman, Sri Lanka Tourism Pr...
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Explosion at churches and hotels : Death toll rises to 138 - UPDATE
UPDATE - The number of dead from bomb blasts has risen to 138. The explosions happened in churches and hotels this morning, injuring more than 4...
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Tourist accommodation increases
The number of tourist accommodation rooms grew by 1,521 (4.14%) to 38,214 and their corresponding establishments by 97 (4.38%) to 2,312, in the four...
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Kishu Gomes promises 3 mn tourist arrivals this year
The SLTPB and SLTDA Chairman Kishu Gomes speaking at the event in the presence of Minister of Tourism Development, Wildlife and Christian Religious Af...
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Sri Lanka targets to double number of Indian tourist arrivals to 1mn this year
Rs.3bn Global Promotion Campaign likely to be launched in Dubai this April Chinese tourist arrivals to increase to 0.5mn by 2020 By Nishel Fer...
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Killer Whale Aquatics, Visakha champs in the pool
Killer Whale Aquatics Club retained the senior men’s national swimming title with a convincing win while Visakha Vidyalaya dethroned Mahamaya Kandy ...
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SL is the best travel destination for 2019 - Lonely Planet
Sri Lanka claimed the top spot in the Lonely Planet’s best travel destinations list of countries to visit in 2019, with Germany and Zimbabwe just be...
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Eoin Morgan guides chase in shortened game as England go 2-0 up
England have taken a 2-0 series lead over Sri Lanka after victory in another rain-affected match in Pallekele. An excellent spell of spin bowling fro...
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Visa regulations to be relaxed to boost tourism: Dept
The existing regulations on extending Sri Lankan online visa facility would be relaxed to encourage tourists, an official of the Immigration and Emigr...
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PM to showcase landmark changes in Sri Lanka at WEF ASEAN
Prime Minster Ranil Wickremesinghe says that he would showcase the landmark changes in Sri Lanka , when he attends the 27th World Economic Forum on AS...
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PASSPORTS OF GOTA, SIX OTHERS IMPOUNDED
The Permanent High Court-at-Bar set up to hear high-profile financial frauds and corruption cases yesterday served indictments on former Defence S...
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Majority of hoteliers want Minimum Room Rate to stay
Emphatic ‘Yes’ vote by 23 of 25 star class hotels in the city during emergency meeting last week Colombo City Hotels Chief M. Shanthikumar w...
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Dinesh Chandimal guides Sri Lanka home in low-scoring thriller
Sri Lanka 99 for 7 v (Chandimal 36*, de Silva 31, Dala 2-22, Rabada 2-24, Shamsi 2-26) beat South Africa 98 (de Kock 20, Sandakan 3-19, Akila 2-15, de...
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Ella to become a tourist zone
Gazette to be issued within next two months A high-powered meeting chaired by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe recently discussed moves to ...
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BASL realises need to set guidelines for future sponsorships
PTL funding for Law Asia 2016: President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) U.R. de Silva, PC, yesterday acknowledged that guidelines were nee...
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PM visits Kilinochchi, Jaffna today
Prime Miniser Ranil Wickremesinghe will visit the Killinochchi and Jaffna districts today (May 28) to review the progress of development projects laun...
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