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Initially targets families on income support
198,235 visitors in August
International kite enthusiasts from 25 countries to participate in the Colombo festival in 2025
Money printing and stimulus taking its toll on the restaurant sector
Tourism revenue has fallen since the change in average daily tourist spending
More Indians are interested in visiting Hindu and Buddhist temples in Sri Lanka: Jha
"When this decision was made, did the government not do a scientific analysis?" he said.
Investors who want to take on risk could also book rooms ahead of time and try to sell them at higher rates later
ASEAN region visitors hit by at least 87-pct increase
The EU and USAID have extended their support to the Pekoe Trail project.
Portal says another $18.5 will be charged per visa
Scanners that detect diseases, baggage, body, passport, and biometric access control gifted under IOM project
No enforced dry holiday for tourists
March arrivals were up 66 percent to 209,181
Hotels demanding minimum room rate are old, while newer properties that can compete with the world are now in Colombo
| Latest | Last | |
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| US Dollar | 332.3603 | 330.8514 |
| UK Pound | 440.9424 | 438.3450 |
| Euro | 368.4879 | 371.0168 |
| Yen | 2.0805 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 227.4342 | 231.1659 |
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| Indian Rupee | 3.5474 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2492 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 863.2287 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.5586 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.4874 | 90.0766 |
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| S&P SL20 | 6,365.57 | +0.26% |
| CSE All Share | 22,157.40 | +0.56% |
| Turnover Rs | 2975.05 million | 1193.67 million |
| Latest | Last | |
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| 3-m bill | 7.61 | 7.84 |
| 6-m bill | 7.91 | 8.26 |
| 12-m bill | 8.23 | 8.3 |
| 3-yr bond | 9.24 | 9.25 |
| 5-yr bond | 9.82 | 9.56 |
| 8-yr bond | 10.50 | 10.48 |
| today | yesterday | |
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| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
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"In collaboration with the Department of Ayurveda, we are establishing ‘Body Mantra’ massage centres across the coun...
"We will allow the import of year-old vehicles, because year-old vehicles are sold at a much lower price," he said.
Vans with 6–15 seating capacity, 250 buses with 6–30 and 30–45 seating capacity with no tax concessions
"A final decision to be taken during the next few weeks of the pilot project," Fernando said.
Tourist arrivals rose 189 percent to 635,782 persons in March 2024 from a year ago, led by India
Urban eco-tourism includes birdwatching in Diyawanna wetlands, volunteering at the zoo, exploring religious sites
A new breakwater will be constructed, and the port will be dredged up to a depth of 30 metres for deep-draft vessels.
There are more tourists and also expats.
There were 9,783 Russian tourists and 9,735 Indian tourists as of March 10.
We don't mind demand and supply situation taking the rates up as in the Maldives
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