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The number of tourist arrivals recorded in Sri Lanka has increased in the first half of 2023, in comparison to the last year.
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- Exploring The Silent Wilderness Of Self-Discovery (Category: Breaking News)
- Elitism – A Hidden Downfall Factor (Category: Breaking News)
- “Rob Or Perish” – A Grim Reality In Public Service? (Category: Breaking News)
- Is It Religious Extremism & Propagated For What? (Category: Breaking News)
The Australia Sri Lanka Parliamentary Friendship Group was relaunched in Canberra at the Sri Lanka High Commission under the Chair of Member of Federal Parliament, Sri Lanka born Cassandra Fernando of the Labour Party and Vice Chair Senator James McGrath of the Liberal Party. This group, which has been in existence earlier, had been dormant […]
- TNA appreciative towards govt.’s efforts (Category: Breaking News)
- MP briefs Australian Parliament on HFC Bamba and Dilmah founder (Category: Breaking News)
- Export Focus (Category: Business)
- Beverage Benchmark (Category: Business)
There will be a Panel discussion on “The Role of Domestic Aviation in Sri Lankan Tourism” at the OPA on 27th June (Tuesday). A panel of eminent experts will discuss, among other things, how to attract foreign exchange amidst the country’s worst-ever economic crisis.
- Orwellian Isle Ordeals (Category: Breaking News)
- Message from a Cell Death (Category: Breaking News)
- Post-Match Melancholia (Category: Breaking News)
- EC: Prez poll can’t be put off (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is set to start bartering tea to Iran next month in lieu of $250 million owed for oil, a Sri Lankan official told Reuters on Friday, as the crisis-hit country tries to lift sales to a key market and protect its forex reserves.The post Sri Lanka set to start tea-for-oil barter with Iran next month appeared first on ONLANKA - Latest Breaking News updates on Sri Lanka.
- Sri Lanka settles US$ 20 million Iranian oil debt with tea (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka set to start tea-for-oil barter with Iran next month (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan, Iranian officials discuss how to boost SL tea exports (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran to double tea imports from SL (Category: Breaking News)
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today questioned the decision taken to allow Uber and Pick Me to operate at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA). Speaking in Parliament today the Opposition Leader said that the decision taken by the Government was having an impact on individuals operating small-scale taxi services. He urged the Government to protect the […]
- Sajith accuses Speaker of being President’s agent (Category: Breaking News)
- Government defends decision to allow Uber and PickMe to operate at BIA (Category: Breaking News)
- War of words between Sajith and Prasanna in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Sajith admits he wrote to GR on PM post (Category: Breaking News)
Port City Colombo, has repurposed 13 decommissioned vessels to form an underwater shipwreck museum, at the canal bed between the breakwater and the beach. The Chinese funded Port City project which extends from the Central Business District of Colombo, showcases a profound commitment to environmental preservation through the development of extensive coastal and marine habitats, […]
- Air Seychelles commences flights to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese Foreign Minister assures Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Ravindu Laksiri wins City of Kalgoorlie – Boulder Golden Open crown (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF MD and Ranil review progress on restructuring Sri Lanka’s debt (Category: Breaking News)
The Chairman of Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited, on Tuesday, announced that Air Seychelles will commence direct flights between the Republic of Seychelles and Colombo starting today (21). Major Gen. (Retd.) G.A. Chandrasiri told journalists in Colombo that the direct service is scheduled to operate twice a week, with a flight duration […]
- Air Seychelles to commence direct flight services to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles to shut High Commission in Colombo due to economic constraints (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles to shut High Commission in Colombo due to economic constraints (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles to shut High Commission in Colombo due to economic constraints (Category: Breaking News)
Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, on Monday (19) expressed his gratitude to the outgoing High Commissioner of the United Kingdom, Sarah Hulton, for her unwavering dedication in strengthening the friendly relations between Sri Lanka and the UK. The Prime Minister conveyed his appreciation during a farewell meeting held at Temple Trees, when the High Commissioner paid […]
- PM commends outgoing British envoy s efforts to promote UK-Sri Lanka ties (Category: Breaking News)
- New UK envoy assures commitment to further enhance UK-Sri Lanka ties (Category: Breaking News)
- UK to provide grants for health support and fellowships to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Cyprus HC taken up by development in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
by Kalyananda Tiranagama Executive Director Lawyers for Human Rights and Development (Part VII of this article appeared in The Island of 20 June 2023) Although there is no public annoyance, under S. 63 (j) of the Police Ordinance any Police officer has the power to arrest without a warrant ‘any person who wilfully and indecently […]
- Proposed Penal Code amendmentand threat of promotion of sexual abuse of children – IV (Category: Breaking News)
- Sajith demands immediate withdrawal of Age of Consent Penal Code amendment (Category: Breaking News)
- Governor confronted by conundrum over March Central Bank salaries (Category: Breaking News)
- A departure from the 1995 Age of Consent Legislation (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lanka Banks Association (SLBA) has urged policymakers to engage with commercial banks via the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) to ensure a comprehensive and well-coordinated approach to alleviating the stress felt by the industrialists in loan default, following the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic crisis. The Association, which represents all Licensed Banks […]
- Parate execution is the last resort to protect depositors’ funds – SLBA (Category: Breaking News)
- Ministers of Justice and Health on collision course with association of banks (Category: Breaking News)
- Trade and business relationships (Category: Breaking News)
- Banking industry joins Lankan chorus against UNHRC moves (Category: Business)
By Rathindra Kuruwita The appreciation of Sri Lankan rupee against major foreign currencies alone was not an indication of economic stabilisation, H M C G Bandara, Senior Lecturer at the Sabaragamuwa University says.Bandara said that exchange rates, interest rate and inflation had become hot topics and the public used that to gauge the health of […]
- Currency Policy (Category: Business)
- CB Governor stresses on need to stay the course (Category: Breaking News)
- Inflation – Public Enemy Number One (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Former govt.’s currency printing spree, chief among reasons for economic debacle’ (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy Addressing a teacher-centric event at ‘Temple Trees’ the other day, President Ranil Wickremesinghe underscored the importance of English education and promised to ensure that teachers and necessary resources are provided for the purpose. In the same vein, he also highlighted that the opportunity should also be given to learn languages such as […]
- The New Dawn That Is Not (Category: Breaking News)
- Pulling out the woollens when it is winter elsewhere, still (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Affirmative action’ of another kind ? (Category: Breaking News)
- President presents budget with no “fairy tales” (Category: Breaking News)
Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation Nimal Siripala De Silva said that the government plans to engage the private sector in market Sri Lanka tourism effectively.
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) filed a petition in the Supreme Court on Monday (12 June), seeking to intervene in the ongoing Fundamental Rights case (SC/FR/Application No.168/2021) filed by the Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ) and three more petitioners, highlighting the serious allegations of bribery and corruption surrounding the X-Press Pearl disaster. The intervention petit...
- Another petition filed over X-Press Pearl disaster (Category: Breaking News)
- SC allows TISL to intervene : X-Press Pearl case (Category: Breaking News)
- SC allows TISL to intervene in X-Press Pearl Case (Category: Breaking News)
- Master Divers Chairman urges govt. to act on advice of experts to obtain compensation (Category: Breaking News)
by Kalyananda Tiranagama Executive Director Lawyers for Human Rights and Development (The third part of this article appeared in The Island of 13 June 2023) Joining the discussion, Freedom People’s Congress MP Prof. Charitha Herath has said that they would support decriminalization of same-sex relations, if and when the Bill is presented to Parliament. ‘‘We […]
- Proposed Penal Code amendment and threat of promotion of sexual abuse of children – VIII (Category: Breaking News)
- ICJ Welcomes The Supreme Court’s Determination That The Proposed Amendment Decriminalizing Conse... (Category: Breaking News)
- Proposed Penal Code amendment and threat of promotion of sexual abuse of children – V (Category: Breaking News)
- Multiple petitions before SC challenging submissions against Bill on LGBT rights (Category: Breaking News)
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- Shocking & Damaging Performance Of BOI In Front Of COPF: Sack All The BOI Senior Staff To Save T... (Category: Breaking News)
- Fly Highdream Big (Category: Breaking News)
- India Is Over The Moon, Ranil Wants Sri Lankan Children Taught Hindi & Chinese (Category: Breaking News)
- Budget Woes; How Soon Will Titanic Touch The Bottom? (Category: Breaking News)
By Y P Prakash The current state of Sri Lanka evokes memories of India’s experience in the 1990s, although India was able to rectify the situation before it escalated to a critical level akin to a Bastille-like crisis. By 1991, India found itself on the brink of sovereign default. The Gulf War exacerbated the situation […]
- India – Sri Lanka Strengthen Trade and Connectivity with Daily Chennai-Jaffna Flights (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s energy sector at risk: Calls for diversification amidst Chinese investments (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s aerial capabilities undergoing substantial expansion and advancement (Category: Breaking News)
- Breaking Barriers: Sri Lanka’s Ambitious Vision for Regional Energy Integration and Grid Connect... (Category: Breaking News)
Nicky Bin Sadoon is a Sri Lankan entrepreneur operating an award winning bed and breakfast property overlooking the picturesque Niagara Falls in Canada. She has won many Trip Advisor’s awards for best B&B. Nicky shared her thoughts on how she rose to the top and how she is above others in running this competitive business. […]
- Brainstorming before Budget over Breakfast (Category: Business)
- HSBC Power Breakfast (Category: Business)
- Cinnamon Lakeside-McQuire breakfast meeting a success (Category: Business)
- Re/Max Holding Free Breakfast For Veterans (Category: USA, Indiana)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe says the government aims to maximize the contribution of tourism in order to achieve the development goals of the country.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that it is the aim of the Government to maximize the contribution of tourism in order to achieve the development goals of the country. Sri Lanka’s unique Culinary Art has attracted tourist from all over the world and maximum Government support will be extended to its promotion, the President mentioned. The […]
- Kamala Harris' VP win is huge for HBCUs, Tougaloo president says (Category: USA, Mississippi)
- Shribman: Gorman, summoned to participate, is celebrated (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
- Shribman: Gorman, summoned to participate, is celebrated (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
- Shribman: Gorman, summoned to participate, is celebrated (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
The Automobile Association of Ceylon (AAC) has recently written to IGP C.D. Wickramaratne, urging him to take action against beggars who accost motorists and other road users at colour lights in the Colombo city. Secretary to AAC, Devapriya Hettiarachchi has informed the IGP that beggars are a nuisance at the traffic lights, where they irritate […]
- Beggars at crossways (Category: Breaking News)
- Drivers speeding through red lights (Category: Western Australia)
- Police crackdown on beggars near traffic lights in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Police crackdown on beggars near traffic lights in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s national carrier is expecting a profit of USD 50 million for the upcoming year, SriLankan Airlines CEO Richard Nuttall revealed, adding that he also expects passenger traffic to surpass pre-COVID levels by the end of 2023 owing to the ‘economic boom’ in tourism.The post SriLankan CEO believes ‘worst is over’, expects $50 Million profit next year appeared first on ONLANKA N...
- SriLankan CEO believes worst is over , expects $50 mn profit next year (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka airline boss says ‘don’t be a CEO during Covid’ (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan Airlines obtains Government’s approval to recruit foreign pilots (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka jet fuel shortages costing SriLankan Airlines US$7mmn a month (Category: Breaking News)
By Ifham Nizam The government of the Maldives yesterday requested agricultural technical support from Sri Lanka. Maldives Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine Affairs Hussain Rasheed Hassan, who is on an official visit said that the current government’s programme for the development of Sri Lanka’s agricultural sector had drawn the attention of the Maldivian government. Agricu...
- FAO delivers 780.1 MT of urea for farmers in poverty stricken districts (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka signs agreement with FAO to select recipients for fertiliser (Category: Breaking News)
- UNIDO support for the popularization of Sri Lanka’s spices worldwide (Category: Breaking News)
- UK provides over USD 1 Mn to help Lankan fishing community (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka s national carrier is expecting a profit of USD 50 million for the upcoming year, SriLankan Airlines CEO Richard Nuttall revealed, adding that he also expects passenger traffic to surpass pre-COVID levels by the end of 2023 owing to the economic boom in tourism.
The maiden international cruise vessel between Chennai and Sri Lanka “MV Empress” was formally flagged off by the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal in Chennai yesterday (Monday). The occasion also marked the inauguration of an international cruise tourism terminal, set up at a cost of ₹ 17.21 crore at the Chennai Port. The […]
- Indian cruise ship to launch operations to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Hambantota’s once ‘white elephant’ to have 13 cruise ships (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s first international cruise from Chennai to Sri Lanka to be flagged off today (Category: Breaking News)
- Two cruise ships to arrive at Hambantota Port (Category: Breaking News)
By Rathindra Kuruwita The Sri Lankan government was not allocating funds to ensure the availability of essential public goods despite the gradual stabilisation of the economy, Prof. Priyanga Dunusinghe, of Department of Economics at the Colombo University said addressing the media. “The government has to maintain roads, provide healthcare and education, security, etc. I don’t […]
- Sajith says govt lying about there being no money to hold polls after having printed Rs 278 bn i... (Category: Breaking News)
- All 225 sitting MPs must share the blame for the present crisis: Ranatunga (Category: Breaking News)
- The government printed Rs 278 billion between October and December 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt plans accreditation for every profession (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry recorded an income of US$ 131.5 million for May from 83,309 arrivals, the lowest monthly income thus far in 2023 since the battered industry started making a notable improvement from the final quarter of last year.The post Sri Lanka records lowest tourism monthly income of US$ 132 Million in May appeared first on ONLANKA News - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Live U...
- Sri Lanka’s Tourism industry earnings surpass US$ 1 Billion mark (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s New Personal income tax likely to come in to force from November 1 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to implement Law against Gold smugglers (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Tourism earnings in first 8 months of 2022 nears USD 900 Million (Category: Breaking News)
Representing Sri Lanka at the 14th International Infrastructure Investment and Construction Forum (14th IIICF) Friday (02), Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation – Nimal Siripala de Silva said that under the leadership of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the government was dedicated to driving the digitalization initiative forward under name ‘DIGIECON 2030’, signifying a pivotal step towards [...
- Sri Lanka to spend USD132M on port development projects (Category: Breaking News)
- India, SL to start ferry service between KKS and Puducherry (Category: Breaking News)
- Nimal Siripala pushes for more seagoing jobs (Category: Breaking News)
- Part of port land up for sale (Category: Breaking News)
Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid is to visit Sri Lanka this week to participate in the Fourth Session of the Joint Commission between Sri Lanka and the Maldives. The Fourth Session of the Joint Commission between Sri Lanka and the Maldives will be held from 06 to 07 June 2023 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
- Sri Lanka decides to continue to actively participate in China’s BRI (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign Minister of Maldives Moosa Zameer to visit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Tamils in Canada urged to engage in Sri Lanka’s reconciliation process (Category: Breaking News)
- Ali Sabry to attend Commonwealth Foreign Ministers meeting (Category: Breaking News)
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