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Sri Lankan election shines light on president’s legacy and links
WEBAug 20, 2024 · COLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s first presidential election since an economic crisis tipped the government into turmoil two years ago will focus attention on whether the unelected incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe can hold on to his position. United National Party’s Wickremesinghe assumed the presidency after …
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WEBFrom Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka On August 26, the Type 071 integrated landing ships Wuzhishan and Qilianshan, the Type 052D guided-missile destroyer He Fei of the 987 Fleet of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy arrived at the Colombo Port in Sri Lanka. Ambassador H.E. Qi Zhenhong and Spouse, the Defense Attaché Senior Colonel […]
Sri Lankan Economy: Crisis, Consolidation, and Collaboration
WEBJun 3, 2024 · The pandemic exacerbated these issues, severely impacting vital economic sectors and leading to a significant GDP contraction of 7.8 per cent in 2022. Inflation soared, and the nation’s foreign reserves dwindled, pushing Sri Lanka towards an economic emergency culminating in a historic financial crisis. In response to the escalating crisis ...
US updates Sri Lanka travel advisory ahead of presidential election
WEB4 days ago · The United States’ Department of State has updated its travel advisory for Sri Lanka urging citizens to exercise caution in view of the upcoming presidential election. The advisory highlights that since Sri Lanka is set to hold presidential elections on September 21, 2024, demonstrations could occur before, during, or after the election.
Sri Lankan missions to issue tourist and business visas
WEBAug 5, 2024 · The Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) platform that was in operation prior to mid-April 2024, will be restored in due course, the tourism industry associations said. On August 2, 2024, the Supreme Court issued an interim order suspending the Sri Lanka eVisa portal run by IVS-GBS and VFS Global, with immediate effect. The eVisa portal https ...
Sri Lanka’s Economy in the woods: But there is a way out.
WEBFeb 24, 2024 · by Garvin Karunaratne. Thanks to Cabinet Spokesman, Minister Bandula Gunawardena for revealing that the Sri Lankan Government is running a shortfall of Rs 10 trillion to meet its expenditure with its revenue…We collect only Rs 3 trillion while the expenses are Rs 13 trillion”(The Morning20 /02/2024)
LankaWeb – Sri Lanka 15 years behind other countries in …
WEBColombo, July 2 (Daily Mirror) – Sri Lankans need to prepare to learn about new technologies like nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology (IT) and artificial intelligence (AI). These are the most important fields in the world. But Sri Lankans are about 15 years behind other countries in preparing for them, Education Minister ...
Seven new airlines to operate direct flights to Sri Lanka soon
WEBSep 30, 2021 · Courtesy The Daily News. For the first time US-Bangla Airlines, the leading premium airline of Bangladesh will fly to Colombo from November 1. Minister of Tourism Prasanna Ranatunge said that with the successful COVID vaccination drive and the drastic reduction of deaths and infections, Sri Lanka Tourism is once again picking up and this is the reason for new airlines to fly to Sri Lanka and ...
LankaWeb – Sri Lanka extends island-wide quarantine curfew
WEBAug 27, 2021 · Sri Lanka has extended the current island-wide quarantine curfew orders by a week, in a bid to curb the soaring COVID-19 figures in the country prompted by the rapid spread of the Delta variant. Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella tweeted that the extended quarantine curfew orders are effective until …