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In the bustling heart of Ja-Ela, Moose Clothing Company stands tall as a beacon of creativity, technical expertise, and workmanship. Established in 2018 with a vision to redefine Sri Lanka’s fashion landscape whilst bridging the gap between affordability and accessibility to good quality fashion, Moose Clothing Company has now embarked on a journey that transcends […]
- Moose Clothing Company sponsors Sri Lankan team for World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Moose Clothing Co. SLC’s Official Cricket Clothing Sponsor for 2023-27 (Category: Sports)
- Sri Lanka team departs for ICC T20 World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- ICC T20 official sponsor Hyundai gifts fleet of 60 vehicles (Category: Business)
Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka surged past the 600,000 mark by March 27, 2024, achieving this milestone in nearly half the time compared to last year.The post Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka soar, surpassing 600,000 within 3 months appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Tourist Trends (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka achieves 2010 tourist arrival target (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourist arrivals in November first half top 27,000 (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourist arrivals for 2010 to exceed 600,000 today (Category: Breaking News)
Globetrotting chefs Jeremy Lee, Karam Gokani, Cynthia Shanmugalingam, James Lowe, and O Tama Carey have already graced the Gourmet Galle stage in the past month carrying out profound masterclasses and hosting delectable dinners in and around historic and artisan locality of Galle. Hailing from culinary capitals such as Japan, London, New York, Sydney, and Singapore, […]
- Musical shows and political gatherings banned at Galle Face Green (Category: Breaking News)
- Over 230 suspects arrested over unrest (Category: Breaking News)
- President wants Government institutions out of Galle Fort (Category: Breaking News)
- Galle Face protesters to withdraw today (Category: Breaking News)
Gourmet Galle, the partner festival to the esteemed Galle Literary Festival, is set to launch an exceptional 12-week culinary celebration on the picturesque shores of the south of Sri Lanka. Conceived by Geoffrey Dobbs, the festival director, and founder, Gourmet Galle aims to bring people out of the wintry cold and dark countries, offering an […]
- Globetrotting chefs at Gourmet Galle (Category: Breaking News)
- Galle Concerto to invigorate tourism (Category: Breaking News)
- Gourmet Galle: A culinary extravaganza on the south coast of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Galle Literary Festival to return in 2024 with star-studded line-up (Category: Breaking News)
South Asian pop music sensation – Yohani, bagged top honors in the categories of “Most Popular Music Video” and “Most Viewed Music Video of 2021” at the TV Derana Music Video Awards held recently. The win comes on the back of the launch of Yohani’s debut album – “Kella,” which was released on all […]
- Yohani’s debut album “Kella” to be launched in October (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan star Yohani featured at Times Square in New York (Category: Breaking News)
- Yohani attends F1 Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi as TAG Heuer Brand Ambassador in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Waves Challenge Yohani and 50 Influencers to Celebrate “Show Your Two Colours” Trend (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka earned 205.3 million US dollars from tourism during the month of November 2023, which is over twice the amount in the corresponding month in 2022, the latest data by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) have revealed. The revenue from tourism in November 2022 was 81 million dollars, according to official data.The […]
- Travel Trend (Category: Business)
- Tourist arrivals increase in November (Category: Breaking News)
- Sports Draw (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Marks First Anniversary of Civil War End (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe highlighted that the tourism industry stands as the paramount sector capable of swiftly advancing the country’s economic objectives.The post Sri Lanka President emphasizes progress in tourism sector, ready to provide required facilities appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- India continues to top number of visitors to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- President moots ‘Greater Yala’ concept to boost tourism (Category: Breaking News)
- Two million tourists and a revenue of US $ 06 billion expected in 2024 – Minister of State for T... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to target 5 million tourist arrivals a year (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has mooted the ‘Greater Yala’ concept which will promote Yala and areas around it. Speaking after inaugurating the Hilton Yala Resort, the President said that Yala must be promoted as a unified tourist destination by incorporating nearby areas. “Why are you going to call these places Udawalawe, Kumana and all? These are […]
- India continues to top number of visitors to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to target 5 million tourist arrivals a year (Category: Breaking News)
- Singapore’s Prime Minister keen to deepen ties with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF MD and Ranil review progress on restructuring Sri Lanka’s debt (Category: Breaking News)
India and Sri Lanka are exploring the possibility of using the Indian Rupee for economic transactions in order to strengthen their partnership through trade and investment-led measures. Recently, the High Commission of India organized a discussion in Colombo, on the use of the Indian Rupee for transactions between the two countries. Representatives from the Bank […]
- Indian tourists visiting Sri Lanka can pay in INR (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian Rupee not a legal tender in Sri Lanka for domestic payments (Category: Breaking News)
- RBI allows international trade settlement in Rupee (Category: Breaking News)
- RBI permits banks to open vostro accounts from 22 countries for trade in rupee (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka expects to host 1.55 million visitors and earn 2.7 billion Sri Lankan rupees ($8.4 million) in much-needed tourism revenue this year, as it maps a road to the recovery of its tourism sector amid its worst economic crisis in decades.The post Sri Lanka expects cash infusion from 1.5 million tourists in 2023 for crisis-hit economy appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines ...
- Sri Lanka looks to adventure travel to attract ‘quality’ tourists and help rebuild economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian cruise ship to launch operations to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Analysis: A year later, Sri Lanka’s tentative economic recovery eludes the poor (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka cross 200,000 in December (Category: Breaking News)
By MAHADIYA HAMZA ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s tourism revival is facing a challenge in bringing in more high spending foreign visitors due to increasing protests locally while monetary tightening, impacts of Russian invasion into Ukraine, and rising inflation globally.The move is likely to slow the island nation’s recovery from the unprecedented economic crisis as it is […]
- Developing plans and policies without young people is a futile exercise: UNICEF Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Urgent measures needed to halt exodus of skilled personnel (Category: Breaking News)
- UNDP, EU assistance to equip tourism industry for sustainable future (Category: Breaking News)
- OPA panel discussion: The Role of Domestic Aviation in Sri Lanka Tourism (Category: Breaking News)
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- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
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Arrivals down 20 percent in August compared to July.
- Tourist Trends (Category: Business)
- Travel Trend (Category: Business)
- Tourist arrivals up in August (Category: Breaking News)
- Tourist arrivals up by 29% in August (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
- “Tea Is The Most Affordable Luxury,” Says The Sri Lanka Tea Board. How So? On Whose Toil? (Category: Breaking News)
Intelo Networks (Pvt) Ltd., has developed the first ever digital Tourist Information Kiosks (TIKs) launched recently by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau under the aegis of Ministry of Economic Development. To identify the locations of the Tourist Information Kiosks, Intelo has planned
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Sri Lanka says, currently 197 hotel projects are underway in the country which once completed will add 12,579 hotel rooms to the local tourism industry. According to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Shangri-La, Sheraton, Hyatt and Sun City are among the international hotel chains that have entered the local tourism industry to start tourism ventures. The ...
- Leisure Stock (Category: Business)
- Tourist arrivals up by 46% (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka gets World Bank loans to support Small and Medium Enterprises and tourism (Category: Breaking News)
- Hotel Hopes (Category: Business)
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 ...
- How tourism yield can be suitably incorporated into the sustainability paradigm (Category: Business)
- Warm welcome for record-breaking 800,000th tourist arrival in 2011 (Category: Business)
- Tourism: Fast growth or slow burn? (Category: Business)
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
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