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Founder of New Fortress Energy Mr. Wes Edens has met Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to discuss investment opportunities in the tourism, energy, transport and infrastructure sectors in Sri Lanka.
Colombo (News 1st); The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority on Tuesday released the lasted guidelines for tourists as per the instructions issued by the Ministry of Health. According to SLTDA, there is no minimum number of days is required for a stay and there will be no restrictive quarantine required for tourists. It added tourists may […] GUIDELINES FOR TOURISTS NOW AVAILABLE
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COLOMBO (News1st): The government should reconsider its pilot tourism project involving Ukrainian tourists as Ukraine has entered a lockdown, state minister Nalaka Godahewa has said. “In my view, the tourism minister and the relevant authorities should decide whether Sri Lanka should continue to bring more tourists from Ukraine,” he told reporters on Saturday. Ukraine’s nationwi...
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The opposition today drew the attention of Parliament to the rift between former Russian Ambassador and now tourism promoter Udayanga Weeratunga and Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority Chairperson Kimarli Fernando. Opposition Samagi Jana Balawehaya (SJB) Parliamentarian Kabir Hashim told Parliament that Udayanga Weeratunga and Kimarli Fernando are fighting among themselves to secure business f...
Colombo (News 1st); Ukraine Airlines PS 6385 with 183 tourists arrived at Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport on 07th January 2021 at 1203hrs. This is the 5th group of Ukrainian tourists who arrived in Sri Lanka under the pilot project of the government to revive the tourism industry of Sri Lanka. Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) […] 05TH GROUP OF UKRAINIAN TOURISTS ARRIVE IN S...
COLOMBO (News1st): Opposition lawmakers questioned the grounds on which former Sri Lankan ambassador Udayanga Weeratunga has declared his address as Temple Trees – the Prime Minister’s official residence. Weeratunga, who is heading a “pilot tourism project” backed by the government, had mentioned his address as Temple Trees, despite not holding a government position. Chami...
New COVID-19 health guidelines have been issued to be followed by tourists visiting Sri Lanka from 21 January, 2021. The Tourism Ministry said the new guidelines have been issued by Director General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardena. The Ministry said the 14-point guideline has been issued in line with the reopening of the Katunayake […] The post New health guidelines issued for touri...
COLOMBO (News1st): Opposition groups have raised concerns on the quarantine process in Sri Lanka’s “pilot tourism project” involving Ukrainian tourists amidst COVID-19. The project headed by Sri Lanka’s former ambassador to Russia, Udayanga Weeratunga, has drawn stiff objection due to the preferential treatment of the tourists and the former envoy. Weeratunga was seen with...
COLOMBO (News1st): Concerns are growing on Sri Lanka’s “pilot tourism project” involving Ukrainian tourists, after Ukraine reported five new strains of COVID-19 recently. “…the new strain of the virus…may not be detected in PCR tests,” Ravi Kumudesh, the president of the Association of Government Medical Laboratory Technologists said. Five Ukrainian touri...
COLOMBO (News1st): Sri Lanka will reopen airports for tourists on January 21 under health guidelines after a 10-month lay-off, tourism minister Prasanna Ranatunga said Tuesday. “About 3 million people depend on the tourism industry for financial income,” the minister told a news briefing, justifying the decision. He recalled that airports were initially due to reopen […] Sri Lan...
Sri Lanka expects to reopen its airports for tourists by January 23, says Minister of Tourism Prasanna Ranatunga.
By Easwaran Rutnam Commercial flights will be given the green light to operate to Sri Lanka soon, a Tourism Advisory Committee said. Chairman of the committee, Hiran Cooray said that commercial flights will most likely be given clearance to operate to Sri Lanka from later this month. He said that as of the end of […] The post Commercial flights to get green light to operate to Sri Lanka firs...
The promoter involved in bringing down tourists from Ukraine had kept the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) in the dark on the itineraries. SLTDA Chairperson Kimarli Fernando had written to the Minister of Tourism Prasanna Ranatunga questioning the failure by the promoter to keep the SLTDA informed. While the name of the promoter is […] The post Promoter keeps SLTDA in the dark...
Colombo (News 1st); The opposition claims 18 Ukrainian women were among those who visited Sri Lanka as part of the pilot project of the government’s program to re-open for tourism. SJB MP Hesha Vithanage said he would reveal details of the purpose of these women’s visit to Sri Lanka including their VISA details. “Udayanga Weeratunga was […] QUARANTINE REGS & UDAYANGA ...
Colombo (News 1st); The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority claims it was only aware of the Ukrainian tour group’s visit excursions to Mirissa for Whale watching and Yala, following media reports. In a letter to the Ministry of Tourism, SLTDA said the agreement at the Task Force Meeting was for the tour organisers to provide SLTDA […] TOURISM BODY CONCERNED OVER UKRAINIAN VISIT
Colombo (News 1st); Ukrainian tourists in Sri Lanka, as part of the Government’s pilot project to open the country’s airports for tourism, will be visiting several historical sites on Monday (04) & Tuesday (05), announced the Central Cultural Fund. The tour group will visit the following sites in the Polonnaruwa Tourist Project controlled by the Central […] TOURIST SITES CLO...
COLOMBO (News1st): The first batch of Ukrainian tourists touring Sri Lanka as part of a pilot tourism project engaged in whale watching off Mirissa on Saturday. “I think this is good news for everyone in the tourism industry,” Udayanga Weeratunga, a former Sri Lankan ambassador to Russia told media. Weeratunga had accompanied the tourist group […] Ukrainian tourists engage in wh...
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COLOMBO (News 1st): Another batch of 215 tourists from Ukraine will arrive in the island on Saturday (Jan. 02) as part of the tourism revival pilot project, Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) said. They will be quarantined for 14 days as per the instructions issued by the Ministry of Health with regard to the […] 215 UKRAINIAN TOURISTS TO ARRIVE TODAY (02)
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The first group of tourists since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic arrived in Sri Lanka today. Ukrainian Airlines SkyUp landed at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Airport in Mattala with 185 tourists. The Ministry of Tourism said the tourists are set to stay in Sri Lanka between 10- 14 days. According to reports, 12 flights […] The post First group of tourists since Covid arrive i...
Sri Lanka is reopening its airspace for commercial flights as the island nation looks to once again kick start the tourism industry which was on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Photo courtesy of New Indian Express The currently available Covid-19 vaccines have been authorized for emergency use in Europe and North America. This is due to what has been termed a health...
Sri Lanka is on alert over the new coronavirus strain identified in the United Kingdom (UK) and Europe, the Government said today. Cabinet co-spokesman Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana said the Government has taken necessary measures in this regard ahead of reopening the country for tourism from 26 December as part of a pilot project. He […] The post Sri Lanka on alert over new virus strain fir...
Photo courtesy of Daily Sabah As he watched his son’s body being placed in the crematorium, Mohammed Fahim stood outside the cemetery, weeping. “How could I watch my baby being burned,” demanded...
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COLOMBO (News 1st): The Government has paid attention to the re-opening of the airport for tourist arrivals by the second week of January, at a discussion held yesterday regarding the re-opening of the airport, Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Tourism and Aviation said on Saturday (Dec. 12). The discussion was chaired by Basil Rajapaksa, Chairman of […] AIRPORT MAY REOPEN JANUARY 2021