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Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader MP Udaya Gammanpila claims that the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) had increased the salaries of its employees by the biggest margin in its history, despite having recorded losses of billions of rupees for two consecutive years.
Concluding a two-day visit, IFC s Vice President for Asia Pacific, Riccardo Puliti, signaled IFC s commitment to supporting Sri Lanka s ongoing reforms and growth agenda, while emphasizing the importance of private sector-led development for inclusive economic growth.
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Video: VFS Global issues clarification on Sri Lanka E-Visa system (English)
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It was decided at the Cabinet meeting held today (06) to maintain the existing US $50 fee for a 30-day visa for foreigners visiting Sri Lanka.
The Cabinet of Ministers in Sri Lanka has decided to maintain the current fee of $50 per person for a 30-day visa for foreigners visiting Sri Lanka.The post Sri Lanka cabinet takes decision on Visa Fees appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
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A Sri Lankan man who spoke out at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake on May 01 against the takeover of the on-arrival visa issuance process by an Indian company has been summoned to the Katunayake Airport Police to record a statement today (May 06).The post Police summon Sri Lankan citizen for speaking against Visa issuance takeover appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaki...
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VFS Global, the company involved in the controversy surrounding the issuance of on-arrival visas at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), has released a statement today (May 06) addressing accusations and clarifying certain concerns.The post VFS Global clarifies Sri Lanka’s E-Visa system amidst controversy appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lank...
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The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to retain the existing USD 50 fee per person for a 30-day visa for foreign visitors entering Sri Lanka.
Published on May 6, 2024 9:04:20 AM by TV Derana
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VFS Global says the decision to grant or reject a visa in Sri Lanka is at the sole discretion of the Department of Immigration and Emigration in Sri Lanka and not the private company. Issuing a statement, VFS Global said that the Department of Immigration & Emigration (DI&E) has signed a tripartite contract with GBS […]
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Sri Lanka's Minister of Public Security, Tiran Alles, asserts that action will be taken against both the individual who caused a disturbance in the visa issuance section at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake recently and the officers who documented the incident.The post Minister Tiran Alles vows action on BIA disturbance, clarifies visa charges appeared first on Sri Lanka News ...
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The Police questioned a man who protested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) recently at the visa issuance counters. The man, identified as Sandaruwan Kumarasinghe, appeared at the Airport Police station, Monday. He said that he was questioned over the objections he raised at the visa issuance counters. The airport incident was captured on a mobile […]
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VFS Global, the company at the center of controversy surrounding the issuance of on arrival visa at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), has issued a statement today in response to accusations and to clarify certain concerns which have been raised.
කටුනායක ජාත්යන්තර ගුවන් තොටුපලේ සංචාරක වීසා නිකුත් කිරීම විදේශීය සමාගමකට පවරා 50%කට ආසන්න ප්රමාණයකින් ගාස්තු ඉහළ දැමීමට එරෙහිව කරුණු දැක්වූ […]The post ආණ්ඩුවේ ඩොලර් කොල්ලකරුවන් ඔහුගේ කට වැසීමට ක්රියා කරයි appeared first on Lanka Truth | සිංහල | Latest and Breaking News from Sri Lanka.
මැයි දින රැලිය පැවැත්වීමෙන් පසුව සජිත් ප්රේමදාස අත්හැර යාමට පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී පලනි දිගන්බරන් සූදානම් වන බවට වාර්තා වේ. ඔහු මේ […]The post සජිත් හැරයන්න දිගම්බරන් සැරසෙයි appeared first on Lanka Truth | සිංහල | Latest and Breaking News from Sri Lanka.
පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත ජනාධිපතිවරණයේදී ආරක්ෂක අංශවල ඡන්දය තමන් වෙත ලබා ගැනීමේ අලුත් මෙහෙයුමක් රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ විසින් දියත් කර ඇති බව වාර්තා […]The post රනිල් තවත් ජෝකර් කොළයක් අදියි – ආරක්ෂක අංශවල ඡන්ද හිඟා කයි appeared first on Lanka Truth | සිංහල | Latest and Breaking News from Sri Lanka.
A Sri Lankan youth who had behaved in an unruly manner at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake on May 01 amidst a tense situation at the visa issuance counters, has been summoned to Airport Police today (06).
“ඉවසුවා ඇති” තේමාවෙන් ඉල්ලීම් කිහිපයක් මුල්කර ගනිමින් ග්රාම නිලධාරීන් අද (06) සහ හෙට (07) වර්ජනයක් ක්රියාත්මක කර තිබේ. ඒ අනුව […]The post “ඉවසුවා ඇති” කියමින් ග්රාම නිලධාරීන් වර්ජනයේ appeared first on Lanka Truth | සිංහල | Latest and Breaking News from Sri Lanka.
The 2023 Ordinary Level exam in Sri Lanka starts today (May 06) at 3,527 centers across the island.The post 2023 Ordinary Level exam begins today in Sri Lanka appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
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Sri Lanka Women overcame a spirited run-chase from United Arab Emirates in their World Cup Qualifier semi-final in Abu Dhabi, to seal their place in the main event in Bangladesh later this year, as well as a place in Tuesday’s final, where they will face fellow qualifiers, Scotland. After being asked to bat first, Sri […]
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The Grama Niladhari officers are currently engaged in a trade union action, calling in sick leave for today (May 6) and tomorrow (May 7) to address various demands.The post Grama Niladhari officers report sick leave in trade union action appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
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SLATE ආයතනයේ NDT IT සිසුන් ගේ පාඨමාලා නතර කිරීම හේතුවෙන් එම සිසුන් දැඩි පීඩණයකට ලක්ව ඇති බවත් මේ සම්බන්ධයෙන් කොතෙකුත් […]The post SLATE ආයතනයේ NDT IT සිසුන්ගේ පාඨමාලා නතර කරලා… පාලකයන් නොඇසූ කන්ය සිටිනවා… අරුන් හේමචන්ද්ර appeared first on Lanka Truth | සිංහල | Latest and Breaking News from Sri Lanka.
අද (06) ආරම්භ වන අධ්යයන පොදු සහතික පත්ර (සාමාන්ය පෙළ) විභාගය සඳහා අපේක්ෂකයන් 452,279ක් පෙනී සිටිති. ඔවුන් දිවයින පුරා විභාග […]The post සාමාන්ය පෙළ විභාගය පිළිබඳව තොරතුරු මෙන්න appeared first on Lanka Truth | සිංහල | Latest and Breaking News from Sri Lanka.
ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව ඉදිරිපත් කරන “වාර්ෂික වාර්තාව“ තුළ අඩංගු සවිස්තර කරුණු සහ දත්ත විශාල ප්රමාණයක් කපා හරිමින් 2023 වර්ෂය […]The post මහ බැංකුවෙන් දැවැන්ත කප්පාදුවක්? appeared first on Lanka Truth | සිංහල | Latest and Breaking News from Sri Lanka.
ශ්රී ලංකා යුද හමුදාව අත්හැර ගොස් සිටින සෙබලුන් සහ නිලයන් හට නීත්යානුකූලව ඉවත්වීම සඳහා ලබා දී තිබෙන පොදු සමා කාලය […]The post හමුදාවෙන් තවත් බර ගානක් ඉවත් වෙති appeared first on Lanka Truth | සිංහල | Latest and Breaking News from Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka have joined Scotland as the second qualifier for this year s ICC Women s T20 World Cup which will be played in Bangladesh from 3 to 20 October.
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