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Some hotels are operating as Covid treatment centres
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A delegation of tour operators and journalists from India have completed a familiarization tour of Sri Lanka ahead of a planned Indo-La...
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Sri Lanka will bring a new Tourism Act to merge three agencies and repeal the existing law to be able to improve co-ordination and better manage resou...
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Sri Lanka has welcomed 4,581 tourists in March 2021, up from 3,366 in February after the Indian Ocean island re-opened for post-Covid tourism, with Ka...
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Sri Lanka is planning to allow tourists who are already vaccinated to arrive in the country, and join the community under a different set of health re...
Sri Lanka is working with India to set up a travel bubble to host destinations weddings in Sri Lanka and also resume meetings and incentive travel, th...
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Singapore Airlines which flies three times a week to Sri Lanka, and its affiliates Scoot and SilkAir has begun to operat...
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Sri Lanka and India is making progress on an 'air bubble' between the two countries, Deputy High Commissioner Vinod K Ja...
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Sri Lanka has welcomed 1,635 tourists in January 2021 after airports were re-opened and post-Coronavirus tourism resume...
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Sri Lanka will welcome around 350 tourists a week from Kazakhstan till April 2021, with two airlines running weekly char...
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Sri Lanka is expecting the first tourists from Germany and Dubai after Colombo and Mattala airports re-opened for touris...
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Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga optimistic of resuming arrivals after “experiment” with bringing Ukrainian visit...
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Tourists travelling to Sri Lanka from January 21, 2021 will have to book at a designated 'Level 1' certified hotel, get ...
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A shortage of automated extraction reagent kits cuts tests to 600 per day as arrivals are ramped up
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Sri Lanka's members of parliament were currently ahead of Ukraine tourists in Coronavirus confirmations, co-cabinet mini...
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Sri Lanka and India plans to initiate talks to revive post Coronavirus tourism President the office of President Gotabay...
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| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 199.5887 | 199.5872 |
| UK Pound | 277.5680 | 277.5659 |
| Euro | 239.7459 | 239.9437 |
| Aus Dollar | 154.6214 | 154.3607 |
| Yen | 1.8259 | 1.8267 |
| Latest | Last | |
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| Indian Rupee | 2.7040 | 2.7036 |
| Korea Won | 0.1775 | 0.1776 |
| Oman Rial | 518.4257 | 518.4218 |
| Saudi Riyal | 53.2194 | 53.2076 |
| UAE Dirham | 54.3372 | 54.3368 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 2,836.50 | 0.73% |
| CSE All Share | 7,157.30 | 0.64% |
| Turnover Rs million. | 890,294,188 |
| Latest | Last | |
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| 3-m bill | 5.04 | 5.03 |
| 6-m bill | 5.09 | 5.09 |
| 12-m bill | 5.15 | 5.15 |
| 5-yr bond | 7.12 | 7.08 |
| 8-yr bond | 7.71 | 7.70 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 4.65 | 4.65 |
| Gilt Repo | 4.68 | 4.67 |
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Sri Lanka will open airports for commercial tourist flights from January 21, 2021 and travel industry will have follow r...
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Udayanga Weeratunga, a former envoy to Ukraine who is under fire for arranging tours allegedly flouting of health rules ...
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Sri Lanka will restrict access to important religious and archaeological sites to its citizens as a group of Ukrainian t...
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Sri Lanka welcomed the first tourists on December 28, after a 9-month break with a tour group arriving in flight from Uk...
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Why do whales get hit by ships? Why does ship strike happen?
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The first charter flight from Ukraine carrying tourists is due to arrive in Sri Lanka on December 28 an official said, r...
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Sri Lanka nationals and dual citizens abroad who can afford paid quarantine are allowed to use commercial flights to ret...
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Sri Lanka is planning to market the island highlighting experience based tourism and branding targeting mainly millennia...
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Colombo-based LOLC Holdings said the acquisition of Sri Lanka's Serendib Hotels will strengthen its position in the post...
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Sri Lanka's Hemas Holdings said it has sold a controlling stake in Serendib Hotels Plc for 792 million rupees, to LOLC g...
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