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Sunday, 18 February 2024 10:19

Meeting tourists...

President Ranil Wickremesinghe embarked on an observation tour in the Tangalle and Galle areas today,

Sri Lanka is poised to embark on a journey to position as a premier destination for marine tourism, with plans put to be implemented before the end of the first quarter. Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) Chairman Chalaka Gajabahu said

PickMe Sri Lankan Cab and Taxi Booking Company has shown exponential growth in the 9 months of Financial Year 2023/24.

Sri Lanka is recovering from an economic crisis amid risks to exports from global slowdown and any derailment of an International Monetary Fund program could create high economic risks, the central bank said.

Friday, 16 February 2024 07:46

Buddhist trail in the works to boost tourism

Tourism authorities are in the process of creating a Buddhist trail in Sri Lanka, a fresh effort towards luring religious travellers.

The programme has been implemented by the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) in collaboration with the National Housing Development Authority (NHDA) and licensed banks.

A new project was launched in Sri Lanka to bolster its anti-corruption ecosystem, in tandem with the Government of Japan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

India’s Unified Payment Interface (UPI) transactions, via LankaQR, was officially introduced to Sri Lanka at a virtual launch held on Monday (12 Feb.).

The Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals (CPSTL) signed an agreement with US-based petroleum products distributor ‘Shell-RM Parks’ today (12 Feb.).

Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara claimed that worker remittances for January have recorded an increase of 11.4 per cent compared to last year.

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