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Sri Lanka denies $10mn election funding by VFS Global over visa deal

I do not take even 5 cents from anyone

May 6, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka to issue 30-day single entry tourist visa below 100 dollars

Visa is promised at $50 but it is not clear whether private fees will be charged on top

May 6, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka cabinet loses powers to give free tourist visa with IVS-VFS Global deal?

The visa must facilitate the tourist to come

May 6, 2024 5 min read

Sri Lanka to regulate homestays amid pedophile fears

There should be criteria to lend a so that it does not affect the home environment and also the guest

May 5, 2024 1 min read
Sri Lanka president meets business, tourism officials in Germany

Disanayake will participate in a business forum organised by the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce

Global Bohra conference to be held in Sri Lanka

About 15,000 members of the community from India and other countries are expected to arrive in Sri Lanka for the event.

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
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Sri Lanka tourism could be facing worst crisis in history from Coronavirus: hotels chief

With a global Coronavirus pandemic keeping people at home and flights cancelled from many countries Sri Lanka's tourism ...

March 16, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka Coronavirus cases go up, authorities try to keep people at home

Sri Lanka has seen a surge of new Coronavirus cases driven by returnees from Italy, with one confirmed case who had not...

March 15, 2020 4 min read

Sri Lanka finds three Coronavirus patients among returnees from Italy, Germany

Sri Lanka has found three new Coronavirus virus among persons who had recently returned from abroad, the state informati...

March 13, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka to ban travellers from eight European nations from March 15 over Coronavirus

Sri Lanka will deny entry to travelers from France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden and Austri...

March 13, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka halts on-arrival visa for tourists

Sri Lanka is halting on-arrival visa for tourists until further notice, in a new Coronavirus control measures, the state...

March 11, 2020 1 min read

Coronavirus hits South Asia travel as Sri Lanka halts pilgrimages to India

Sri Lanka has halted religious pilgrimages to India as part of novel Coronavirus control measures the state information ...

March 11, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka to quarantine travelers from Italy, Korea, Iran from March 10: official

Sri Lanka will quarantine incoming passengers from Italy, Korea and Iran on flights arriving from 0400 am on March 10 (T...

March 9, 2020 1 min read

SriLankan Airlines suspends flights to Jeddah, China amid Coronavirus

State-run SriLankan Airlines may suspend flights to China for a time amid a Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, as passenge...

March 6, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka halts cruise tourism on Coronavirus, to quarantine high risk arrivals

Sri Lanka's has halted cruise tourism as the Coronavirus spread to Europe and the US and the Indian Ocean island will al...

March 5, 2020 2 min read
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Sri Lanka tourist arrivals slide with Coronavirus, Chinese arrivals plunge 92-pct in Feb

Sri Lanka's tourist arrivals have fallen 17.7 percent from a year ago to 207,507 in February 2020, hit by the novel Coro...

March 4, 2020 1 min read