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By Laura He Hong Kong (CNN Business): China’s gigantic services sector just contracted at the second sharpest pace on record as Covid lockdowns hit businesses hard. The Caixin purchasing managers’ index, a closely-watched indicator for assessing the state of the economy, plummeted to 36.2 in April from 42 in March, according to a survey released […]
The United Kingdom has issued a travel advisory on Sri Lanka warning against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said that it advises against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka, due to ongoing political and economic instability. This advice does not apply to airside transit […]
Tourism receipts estimated at US$174mn up from US$9mn last year
The travel guide Lonely Planet advises visitors to Kashgar, China, to fight the crowds that gather at its Sunday Grand Bazaar and let their senses loose to the smells of spices, the softness of silks and the beauty of carpets carefully woven by locals. The marketplace contains “everything of interest to foreign visitors,” the short […]
Sri Lanka has been facing a severe economic crisis since the beginning of 2021 and was trying to cushion the effect of the financial instability by seeking help from almost all friendly countries. Sri Lanka sought the intervention of the good offices of the political hierarchy of Bangladesh and Pakistan, apart from India, for much-needed […]
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By Steve Grant In 1993 then premier of China, Zhu Rongji, stood in front of a large map on his office wall, pointed to it and saw China’s destiny. China was largely landlocked, he said, open to the sea only on one side. It was different to other great powers who looked out onto a […]
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SriLankan Airlines has posed a number of questions on public concerns over its procurement process and other operational matters. Issuing a lengthy statement, SriLankan Airlines said it welcomed and respects the rich debate in the public space on matters concerning the operation of the airline in general and the ‘notice of procurement’ for the lease […]
Calling the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka unfortunate, Israel s envoy to India, Sri Lanka and Bhutan Naor Gilon said that the country can use its potential in tourism and agriculture to come back to stability.
Hundreds of trade unions in Sri Lanka have been staging a nationwide protest over the mishandling of the ongoing economic crisis in the country and have called for the immediate resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The work at many state and private institutions was disrupted on Thursday due to the strikes launched by nearly a thousand trade […]
Indian High Commissioner of Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay received a group of Parliamentarians and reiterated India’s continued commitment to support the island nation. “High Commissioner (HC) received a group of parliamentarians and reiterated India’s continued commitment to support Sri Lanka. The Parliamentarians thanked the people of India for standing with people of Sri Lanka. They ...
Calling the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka “unfortunate”, Israel’s envoy to India, Sri Lanka and Bhutan Naor Gilon said that the country can use its potential in tourism and agriculture to come back to stability. “Very unfortunate. I visited Sri Lanka to present my credentials just a couple of months ago. It’s a beautiful […]
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Kashmir, the Heaven on Earth received a record-breaking tourist footfall this year, the highest in a decade. The major attraction for tourists is Asia’s largest “tulip garden” which was opened for visitors on March 23. People are enjoying the beauty of 1.5 million multicoloured tulips under the foothills of the Zabarwan mountains. “If we compare the […]
22-04-2022, Amsterdam: In the latest series of EFSAS interviews, Mr. Junaid Qureshi (Director EFSAS) welcomed virtually Professor Mick Moore, a highly regarded political economist and professorial fellow at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex. He is also the founding CEO of the International Centre for Tax and Development and was appointed […]
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Colombo: India continues help its close neighbor Sri Lanka which is facing the worst economic crisis in its history, by lending economic support and assistance. Indian Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman told The International Monetary Fund recently to help Sri Lanka by extending its rapid aid facility even though Sri Lanka is classified as middle […]
Minister of Public Security and Tourism Prasanna Ranatunga has instructed the Police to ensure essential services have free movement during protests and demonstrations. He also said that public transport services should be maintained without any hindrance. The Minister issued the instructions in a letter to the Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security. The Minister […]
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Photo courtesy of Sri Lanka Guardian World Children’s Day falls on November 20. Sri Lanka commemorated Children’s Day on October 1 and September 2 marked 30 years since the United Nations Convention...
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By Easwaran Rutnam Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga has proposed two options to resume tourism in Sri Lanka. The Minister has told a recently appointed Tourism Advisory Committee to consider a travel bubble with selected countries or opening the country to all tourists under strict conditions. Nimesh Herath, Coordinator to the Minister of Tourism in the Tourism Advisory […] The post Minis...
By Easwaran Rutnam Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga has proposed two options to resume tourism in Sri Lanka. The Minister has told a recently appointed Tourism Advisory Committee to consider a travel bubble with selected countries or opening the country to all tourists under strict conditions. Nimesh Herath, Coordinator to the Minister of Tourism in the Tourism Advisory […] The post Minis...
By Easwaran Rutnam Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga has proposed two options to resume tourism in Sri Lanka. The Minister has told a recently appointed Tourism Advisory Committee to consider a travel bubble with selected countries or opening the country to all tourists under strict conditions. Nimesh Herath, Coordinator to the Minister of Tourism in the Tourism Advisory […] The post Minis...
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