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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
"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.
New government has aimed at 3 million tourists this year, $5 bln revenue.
Locals sub-letting properties to tourists doing business a problem, Deputy Minister of Tourism Ruwan Ranasinghe said.
Italy-based Costa Cruises has kicked of the first of a series of fortnightly cruises to Western India, Maldives and Colo...
Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka fell 22.5 percent in October 2018 from a year earlier to 118,743 persons, as the country c...
A Maldivian resort chain is to manage a five-star hotel to be built in Sri Lanka's southern Tangalle region with an inve...
Losses at Sri Lanka’s Serendib Hotels group widened to 70 million rupees in the September 2019 quarter from a year ago...
Sri Lanka’s The Kingsbury hotel, damaged in the Easter Sunday bombings, said it is revamping restaurants which will be...
Sri Lanka’s Asian Hotels and Properties said net profits fell 95 percent to 10.6 million rupees in the September 2019 ...
Sri Lanka on Wednesday initiated a coastal conservation and tourism development master plan in the coastal stretch from ...
The Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management (SLITHM), a state-run hotel school, is looking to establis...
John Keells Hotels Plc (KHL), the Sri Lankan and Maldivian resort operator of the John Keells Group, said it posted 470 ...
Airlines have started to denominate tickets in US dollars instead of rupees, travel agents in Sri Lanka said, in a new ...
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 332.5018 | 332.3603 |
| UK Pound | 440.0661 | 440.9424 |
| Euro | 367.7137 | 368.4879 |
| Yen | 2.0793 | 2.0805 |
| Aus Dollar | 226.4670 | 227.4342 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 3.5357 | 3.5474 |
| Korean Won | 0.2494 | 0.2492 |
| Oman Rial | 863.5962 | 863.2287 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.5939 | 88.5586 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.5259 | 90.4874 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 6,293.72 | -1.13% |
| CSE All Share | 22,024.18 | -0.60% |
| Turnover Rs | 3232.70 million | 2975.05 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 | - | - |
Fitch Ratings has confirmed the ratings of Sri Lankan conglomerate, Melstacorp, and its subsidiary, Distilleries Company...
Sajith Premadasa, a candidate for upcoming polls from a coalition led by the ruling United National Party said he will t...
The Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) will hold its annual convention in November in Sri Lanka to express solida...
Sri Lanka's investment promotion agency has approved building of a five-star hotel in the central hill country city of K...
Sri Lanka's tourist drivers have set up a training academy and are conducting regular programs to upgrade skills and cus...
Sri Lanka's tourist arrivals were down 27 percent from a year earlier to 108,575 in September 2019, recovering from a fa...
Sri Lanka is hosting an international conference on Ayurveda, a traditional South Asian medical system and the island's ...
Standalone hotels are not viable in Sri Lanka due to excessive construction costs, high domestic interest rates and depr...
Safran Landing Systems Services Singapore has won a deal to repair landing gear of Airbus A330-220 aircraft operated b...
Sri Lanka will host a men's qualifying series competition of the World Surf League at Arugam Bay with over a 125 surfers...
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