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Sri Lanka has aimed at 3 million arrival, US$5bn revenue targets for 2025
Tourist arrivals from Israel were 1,966 in July 2025, compared to 573 in the previous month.
Tourists with a valid driving license, can now obtain a a short term license to drive in Sri Lanka
The resort has a Cinnamon and Nuwa hotel, Melco casino, apartments, mall, conference, banqueting space and restaurants
Sri Lanka is hosting the England Men's Tour of Sri Lanka 2026
“I feel that in January, there would have been a 5% to 10% impact on booking,”
"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
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
Russian arrivals were 32,030 just overtaking India at 30,027
Russian visitors took pole position amid a visa row
Tourism industry exhibition will bring together businesses ranging from hotels to travel agents and airlines
Boat builders in Sri Lanka are headed to the Dubai International Boat show to showcase their capabilities
The Bhagwat Gita Mahotsava is held annually to pay homage to Sri Bhagwat Gita
Proposal to implement a new tourism policy prepared by an expert committee,
Sri Lanka only has 40 caddies for all golf courses
Nas Daily's videos have reached more than 25 million people in two months
Indians account for one fifth of the total tourists to Sri Lanka and topped the arrivals
Efforts to expand Sri Lanka's main airport has faced delays due to economic crisis
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