“What hurts me is that the panel has failed to recognize the immense steps the government has taken to bring peace and reconciliation, matched with development, to the north and north-east of the country that not too long ago was controlled with an armed fist by the LTTE states Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.Within the first 12 months of the war ending we even re-settled over 350,00 displac...

A team of tourism officials headed by Sri Lanka Tourism Promotions Bureau (SLTPB) Acting Managing Director Malraj Kiriella welcomed the 250,000th tourist at the Bandaranaike International Airport yesterday. The guest Ronke Noordhuis a Dutch national, accompanied by his wife Inge and three sons

Sri Lanka Tourism has lined up a series of attractive programs and activities to provide information on future plans and promotions on Sri Lankan products, services as well as hotel, tourism and recreational facilities for domestic and international tourists attending the "Deyata Kirula" national

Sri Lanka Tourism Promotions Bureau, organized a special ceremony at the Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake to welcome the first tourists coming in 2011.

2011 is Tourism Year. The first group to arrive in the island today was accorded a warm welcome. Many plans have been prepared under the theme “Commemorating the 2011 Tourism Year”. 2011 was declared Tourism year under the guidance of the President for the progress of the Tourism industry. The main target of the promotion ...

Marking a remarkable historical moment, Sri Lanka Tourism celebrated the targeted 600,000 tourist arrivals on Friday.Tourism officials headed by Sri Lanka Tourism Chairman Dr. Nalaka Godahewa welcomed the guest at the Bandaranaike International Airport when he touched down.

A high level delegation from Sri Lanka Tourism is currently attending the World Tourism Conference in Kota-Kinabalu in Malaysia. Deputy Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena met the World Tourism Organisation Secretary General Dr. Taleb Rifai during the conference. They discussed avenues to develop

This reporter, on a bus ride from from Kollupitiya, en route to an assignment at the World Trade Centre (WTC) on Monday, saw soldiers, stationed on the seaside of Galle Road, with their guns pointing towards the roads and buildings, including at some hotels that way. I don’t know whether a similar scene was enacted ...

By Srilal Miththapala Just over a year ago, I penned an article entitled “Sri Lanka Tourism — Quo Vadis” where I raised the issues and challenges Sri Lanka was facing in developing its tourism industry. Of course, that was during the latter stages of the war, and now after the ending of the war, there ...

Sri Lanka Tourism (S.L.T.) plans to market its annual spice festival overseas, an official told reporters on Friday. The war may probably have had been a constraining factor in the past to market the same abroad, S.L.T. Director Upali de Silva said. This festival, sponsored by HSBC, will be held

Besides a staggering Rs 222.3 million (US $ 1,950,000), the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) agreed to provide a host of other concessions including more than 2,600 free rooms and Customs waivers for the Indian International Film Awards (IIFA)...

Indian Stars and Sri Lankan Cricketers team up for former child soldiers

By Cassandra Mascarenhas Preparations for the 11th International Indian Film Academy Awards that are to be held in Colombo just next week are going full steam ahead despite all the issues it has faced so far. Protests and picketing by a large number of the Indian Tamil community in India, several celebrities refusing to attend the [...]