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Sri Lanka Customs says it intends on making public the names of individuals and institutions found guilty of violating customs law…

Nearly 30,000 Indian nationals have arrived in the country during the month of April, data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development …

The number of tourists who arrived in the country in the first fifteen days of April stood at 93,915, according to the Sri Lanka T…

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) reopened for trading today (16) after the long New Year weekend, posting notable gains in key ind…

In a major shift in US immigration policy, the White House has announced a sweeping new rule requiring all foreign nationals resid…

The number of tourists who arrived in the country in the first nine days of April stood at 56,567, the Sri Lanka Tourism Developme…

Sri Lanka has advanced three places in the global passport strength index, moving from 171st to 168th in 2025, according to a repo…

Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended issuance of visas to citizens from 14 countries, including India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, …

The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) has reported that a total of 229,298 tourists have arrived in the country in M…

A young man has died after falling from the 31st floor of a luxury hotel in Colombo. It has been reported that the deceased was st…

Earnings from Sri Lanka’s tourism trade has continued to remain robust during the height of the seasonal peak as arrivals have b…

The tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka have surpassed 97,000 within the first 13 days of March, the latest provisional data from the Sr…

The total number of foreign tourists who have arrived in Sri Lanka in the first two months of 2025 has already surpassed 500,000, …

Sri Lanka has been ranked 91st in the latest Henley Passport Index, which assesses global passport strength based on visa-free tra…

Sri Lanka’s variety of attractions in a compact destination as well as a new casino set to open in Colombo mid-2025 will provide…

Although the root cause of the prevailing passport queues is due to the mismanagement of the previous governments, the Department …

Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka have crossed the 170,000 mark within the first three weeks of January, provisional data from the Sri…

Tourist arrival crossed the 100,000 mark within the first two weeks of January, recording a Year-on-Year (YoY) increase of 22 perc…

The government plans to revisit the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement to provide additional relief measures for the publ…

By Nuzla RizkiyaSri Lanka has been ranked among the top 10 destinations to travel in 2025 by BBC Travel’s inaugural guide to the…

Sri Lanka is poised to make a significant leap in its tourism industry, aiming for 3 million tourist arrivals in 2025. This ambiti…

In a bid to boost revenue from tourism, the Tourism Ministry has decided to allow visitors at historic rock fortress Sigiriya at m…

By Charumini de Silva Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is experiencing a surge in tourist activity during the end of year holiday se…

A couple from Thailand who arrived onboard a SriLankan Airlines flight today marked the two millionth tourist arrival in Sri Lanka…

The Ministry of Tourism says today (26) it is prepared to welcome the two millionth foreign tourist to arrive in Sri Lanka this ye…