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The Excise Department has reversed the soft alcohol licence suspension
Everything is ready for free visa approval for five countries
Sri Lanka also recorded a 97-percent year-on-year increase in tourist arrivals in the first three quarters.
The tourism industry has seen a recovery since it was hit by violence in the June quarter last year
Tourism is one of the key catalysts in Sri Lanka's economic recovery after 2022 sovereign debt default
One of the first initiatives was to end visa restrictions
ECONOMYNEXT – Havas Media India Private Ltd., part of France’s Havas group, and US-based Ionic Media Insti...
Chinese tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka are likely to see big growth after an assurance from tourism authorities in Zhejia...
State-run SriLankan Airlines said Vipula Gunatilleke, who was the airline's Chief Operating Officer has been appointed a...
Singapore-based HPL Properties Limited said it had bought 94.7 percent stake in Tangalle Bay Hotels (Pvt) Ltd of Sri Lan...
Dumbara Hotels (Pvt) Ltd, a start-up which operates Santani Wellness Resort and Spa, wants to raise 50 million US dolla...
Time, a US-based magazine, has named Sri Lanka’s Santani Wellness Resort & Spa, health oriented hotel on a mounta...
ECONOMYNEXT- Almost all hotels in Colombo have sold rooms below the regulated minimum rates and violators will be severe...
ECONOMYNEXT – India’s state-run railway will launch a Ramayana tour package in November that includes a Sr...
John Keells Holdings Plc, one of Sri Lanka's largest hotel operators, will focus on its larger Cinnamon hotels for the f...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s new country branding for tourism, focusing on diversity of attractions, will be ...
| Latest | Last | |
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| 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 | |
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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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
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ECONOMYNEXT- Average occupancy in Sri Lanka's formal sector hotels fell to 73.3 percent in 2017 from 74.8 percent a year...
Sri Lanka's Jetwing Symphony Plc, a hotel owneer and operator, reported net losses of 155.3 million rupees for the June ...
Sri Lanka's tourism authorities have teamed up with AirbnB to place activities ranging from surfing, wildlife, food walk...
ECONOMYNEXT – Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka rose six percent to 217,829 in July 2018 from a year earlier, with In...
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Lao Peoples Democratic Republic will provide visa on arrival to travelers from Sri Lanka from August 01, 2018 the foreig...
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