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Harsha queries Sri Lanka $200mn IVS-VFS Global investment claimed to justify high fees

"Where did this investment go?

May 7, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka tourism minister opposes VFS Global linked visa fees in cabinet

When the new proposal was introduced, VFS charges were not mentioned

May 6, 2024 1 min read

VFS Global issues statement on Sri Lanka visa deal

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May 6, 2024 5 min read

No tender needed for Sri Lanka visa deal, nobody can compete against VFS: Minister

Many things are done without tender in Sri Lanka and the visa deal was a proposal

May 6, 2024 2 min read
Sri Lanka three-wheeler drivers set for Rs25mn etiquette training

To encourage three-wheeler drivers to adopt better attitudes, improve personal hygiene and professionalism

Sri Lanka tourist agency assesses, supply, demand for post-Coronvirus strategy

Sri Lanka's tourism promotion agency said it is assessing supply with the UN backed program and is also looking at marke...

April 23, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka eyes post-Coronavirus tourism with tighter visa, health rules

Sri Lanka is making plans draw tourists after a Coronavirus crisis, with a raft of new operating rules for hotels, trans...

Tania Madies
April 22, 2020 4 min read

Sri Lanka hotels brace for 12-month slump on Covid-19 hit

Sri Lanka's tourism industry is bracing for a year long downturn with the Coronavirus crisis coming on top of a hit from...

Chanka Jayasinghe
April 22, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka tourist arrivals down 70-pct in March 2020

Sri Lanka's tourist arrivals had dropped 70.8 percent from a year earlier to 71,370 in March 2020, amid a Coronavirus cr...

April 22, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka cabinet clears global tourism promotion campaign

Sri Lanka' cabinet of ministers had cleared a global promotion plan proposed by the tourism promotion office with no mod...

Chanka Jayasinghe
April 21, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka tourism leaders at Advocata online forum LIVE NOW on Coronavirus fallout

Advocata Institute, a Colombo-based think tank, is hosting an online discussion on April 21 from 1030hour with leaders o...

April 21, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka tourism leaders on Advocata online forum on April 21 on Coronavirus fallout

Colombo-based Advocata Institute, a think tank, said it is hosting an online discussion on April 21 at 1030hour with lea...

April 20, 2020 1 min read

Immigration Department transferred to Sri Lanka's Mahaweli Ministry

Sri Lanka's Department of Immigration and Emigration has been transferred to the Ministry of Mahaweli, Agriculture, Irri...

April 11, 2020 1 min read

British High Commissioner advises Britons in Sri Lanka to leave over Coronavirus

The British High Commissioner in Sri Lanka has advised all British nationals in the country to go back while flights are...

April 10, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka to allow citizens stranded over Coronavirus at 11 airports to return

Sri Lanka will allow over two dozen citizens stranded at several airports around the world over restrictions imposed to ...

April 9, 2020 1 min read
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Sri Lanka holders of visas can travel to Korea, consular services halted over Covid curfews

Holders of valid student or work visa can still travel to Korea and enter the country after being quarantined but the em...

April 7, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka hunting Covid-19 contacts in Malindo Air flight as Coronavirus toll climbs

Sri Lanka is searching for 36 passengers who had arrived in Sri Lanka in Malindo Air 0D-185 flight on March 17, after on...

April 2, 2020 4 min read

SriLankan Airlines to stop outbound passenger flights from April 08

State-run SriLankan Airlines said it will stop flying passenger flights from April 08 to April 21, due to restrictions i...

April 1, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka extends visas of all foreigners till May 12 over Coronavirus

The validity of all visas issued to foreigner in Sri Lanka will stand as extended till May 14, under an order issued by ...

April 1, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka to help 18,000 tourists return home in Coronavirus crisis

Sri Lanka is ready to help an estimated 18,093 tourists return home either via scheduled flights which are still operati...

March 26, 2020 2 min read

UK advises Britons in Sri Lanka to return as Coronavirus trigger airport closures

United Kingdom has asked Britons in Sri Lanka and elsewhere to return in an "exceptional travel advisory" note, while th...

March 26, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka airport allowing ferry flights, outbound passengers, cargo

Sri Lanka's airport is open for outbound passengers and cargo, a top official said, amid report s that flights had been ...

March 22, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lankan hotels offer to set up quarantine facilities

Three hotel chains in Sri Lanka; Cinnamon, Citrus and Serendib, have offered properties to be used as quarantine centers...

March 22, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka sets up Coronavirus tourist hotline 1912

Sri Lanka has set up a hotline for with a the short number 1912 for tourists in the island, the island's tourism promoti...

March 20, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka extends visas of all foreigners till April 12

Sri Lanka has extended the validity of all types of visas for foreigners in the country till April 12 asking no one to v...

March 18, 2020 2 min read