Notable
Sri Lanka has aimed $5 billion revenue, 3 million arrival targets this year.
20 toilets at tourist areas such as Nine arch bridge, Ella, Mt Lavinia railway station, and Jaffna Kurikadduwan Jetty
Most visitors from India, with visitors from Pakistan and Bangladesh increasing
Changes following concept paper developed by expert committee
The cabinet has approved 6 banks to run forex counters at the Bandaranaike International Airport arrivals terminal
Arrivals in 2025 saw 15.1-pct rise compared to previous year
Up to January 28, 189,000 persons have come to the island.
All hands on deck approach
A 1.5 billion rupee promotional campaign in 11 key markets to boost arrivals,
We want to attract 2.5 high-end tourists spending 500 dollars as opposed to spending 200 dollars
Sri Lanka has been charging 30,000 rupees from foreigners for driving license under one-day service
Ambuluwawa Biodiversity Center will be developed as a tourist zone with opportunities for adventure sports
Sri Lanka wants to promote a range of marine linked tourism activitie
Projects to enhance tourist convenience in cultural sites
Tourism Promotion Bureau will get fast approval for foreign producers who want to use island as a location
They can fly their private jets into Mattala or Koggala and take their yachts
| 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 | |
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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 |
| pts | % | |
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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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The series of cultural events along the south coast aimed at drawing visitors for extended stays
Sri Lanka's tourism is recovering from Easter attack, pandemic, and economic, political crisis
Sri Lanka has welcomed 210,552 tourists in December
The world still thinks there's riots in the street, there's medical shortages.
Over the year, 22 cruise ships had called at the port with 7,500 passengers.
Visitors from Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova and Poland, will arrive in the country with tours arranged by JoinUp
From December 01 to 17 Sri Lanka had welcomed 100,750 tourists with around 6,500 arriving daily, over the last week
Community-based tourism development project will focus on Central, Northern and Eastern provinces with 2.172bn won grant
GBS Technology Services, IVS Global, and VFS Global to act as authorised agents for online visa applications
Decision to build a second terminal with the JICA grant was halted when Sri Lanka declared bankruptcy.
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