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Tourist arrivals could drop below two million this year amidst Visa fiasco: Stakeholders

Sri Lanka, May 4 -- Tourism Industry veterans cautioned that heightened confusion over the new visa system, along with the abrupt increase in visa fees, could derail 2.3 million tourist arrival target... Read More


Asteroid that exploded over Berlin was fastest-spinning space rock ever recorded

Sri Lanka, May 4 -- An asteroid that tore through the atmosphere over Germany in January was spinning faster than any other near-Earth object ever recorded, new research suggests. The space rock, dub... Read More


GMOF requests NMRA to monitor quality of inhalation devices from India

Sri Lanka, May 4 -- Colombo, May 4 () - The Government Medical Officers' Forum (GMOF) has requested the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) to carry out post-marketing surveillance to asses... Read More


Sri Lankan delegation to participate in Indian election programme ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Sri Lanka, May 4 -- Colombo, May 4 () - The Election Commission of India is organizing the International Election Visitor Programme (IEVP) during the ongoing Lok Sabha 2024 elections, scheduled from M... Read More


No tender calling required: Minister Tiran Alles

Sri Lanka, May 4 -- Colombo, May 4 () - Public Security Minister Tiran Alles, in response to allegations about the tender process, said there is no such requirement to call for tenders because these a... Read More


Japan urges Sri Lanka to restructure debt swiftly

Sri Lanka, May 4 -- Colombo, May 4 (The Japan Times) - Strategically placed Sri Lanka's economic recovery is essential for stability in the Indo-Pacific region, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa... Read More


Question arises on national security threat, impact on tourism

Sri Lanka, May 4 -- May 03 - The award of contract for issuing on-arrival visas at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) to a foreign consortium including VFS Global as the key technology partn... Read More


Japan's Foreign Minister holds talks with President

Sri Lanka, May 4 -- Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa called on President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat a short while ago. The meeting highlighted crucial discussions surr... Read More


Japan's Foreign Minister holds talks President

Sri Lanka, May 4 -- Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa called on President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat a short while ago. The meeting highlighted crucial discussions surr... Read More


Gotabaya Rajapaksa cannot deny my allegations: Cardinal

Sri Lanka, May 4 -- Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa cannot deny what he told me during the telephone conversation he had with me in 2021, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said today.... Read More