News and Updates
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Sri Lanka Tourism Works with Sri Lankan Missions Overseas to Organize Tourism Promotions Within the New Normal
Sri Lanka Tourism together with Sri Lankan Missions Overseas is organizing a series of coordinated targeted tourism promotions in keeping with the 'new normal'...
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Risk of Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage been Blacklisted
Due to overcrowding and varied other reasons, the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage is facing the risk of being blacklisted...
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Sri Lanka One of the Safest Countries to Live in
Woonjin Jeong the South Korean Ambassador commends the measures taken by the government of Sri Lanka to prevent the spread of Covid-19...
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Government to Request a Loan Worth $100 Million from ADB to Assist the SME in the Tourism Industry
A $100 Million loan is in the process of being obtained by the Finance Ministry via the Asian Development Bank in order to support SME within the tourism industry...
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SL Embassy Employee in Qatar Tests Positive for Covid-19, Causing Embassy Closure
Sri Lankan Embassy in Qatar closed from 22nd of September until the 5th of October 2020 due to an employee testing Positive to Covid-19...
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