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    Sri Lanka Covid cases surpass 50,000

    January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 0 Shares
    The official figures showed that out of the total 50,229 positive patients, 43,267 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospitals, bringing down the active patient count to 6,715…reports Asian...

    Ethnic Rift: India’s backing essential for Sri Lanka

    January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 0 Shares
    The new cycle of inter-ethnic tensions once again reinforces that Sri Lanka and India have a shared interest in preventing an uneasy situation from getting out of hand. Sri Lanka...

    US charges 3 Sri Lankans in 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks

    January 10, 2021January 10, 2021 0 Shares
    The Department said that they were charged after a nearly two-year investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which assisted Sri Lankan authorities….reports Asian Lite News A US federal...

    Will US help debt trapped Sri Lanka?

    October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 0 Shares
    China saw a strategic opportunity in establishing its footprint in Sri Lanka and extended finance for the Hambantota port project, knowing quite well that the loans would not be repaid...

    Rajapaksa secures landslide victory in Sri Lanka election

    August 7, 2020 0 Shares
    The ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) led by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa won a landslide victory in the August 5 parliamentary election by gaining a majority in the new...

    SL objects US travel ban on army chief

    by admin-Top NewsDefenceSri LankaUSA NewsFebruary 15, 2020February 15, 2020

    In a statement earlier on Friday, the US State Department said that it imposed the travel restriction on Lt. Gen. Silva, “due to credible information of his involvement, through command…

    India, Sri Lanka to finalise $450m line of credit

    by admin-Top NewsINDIAN NEWSLITE BLOGSSri LankaFebruary 4, 2020February 4, 2020

    While $400 million will be for infrastructure projects, $50 million will be given as a grant for Sri Lanka to fund security needs including resources needed to fight terrorism, the…

    SL confirms first case of Coronavirus

    by admin-Top NewsChinaSri LankaJanuary 28, 2020

    The Health Ministry has assured that all steps have been taken to contain the infection, and called on the public not to panic…reports Asian Lite News Sri Lankan authorities have…

    EU mission reports SL polls tainted

    by admin-Top NewsEU NewsLITE BLOGSSri LankaJanuary 25, 2020January 25, 2020

    The Chief Observer of the EU EOM to Sri Lanka, Marisa Matias, presented the report and recommendations at a media briefing here on Friday. The European Union Election Observation Mission…

    Sri Lanka: Tourism promotion campaign will be started in 12 countries including China. by .

    Sri Lanka to double tourist arrivals in 2020

    by adminLITE BLOGSSri LankaTravel & TourismJanuary 24, 2020January 24, 2020

    Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said that a new long-term marketing plan to boost tourism will be drawn up for the consideration of the industry and the government within the next…

    Tea garden. (File Photo: IANS) by .

    Sri Lanka aims $1.3bn export earnings from tea in 2020

    by adminLITE BLOGSMARKETSSri LankaJanuary 17, 2020January 17, 2020

    Local media reports quoting the SLTB said that it was currently finalizing strategies and targets for 2020 and beyond with industry stakeholders The Sri Lanka Tea Board (SLTB) on Friday…

    Rajapaksa brothers to visit China, India in Feb

    by admin-Top NewsChinaINDIAN NEWSLITE BLOGSSri LankaJanuary 17, 2020

    This is President Gotaabaya’s first visit to China and the second official overseas visit after winning the presidential election on November 16, 2019. Soon after assuming office, he visited India…

    EU keeps LTTE on terror list

    by admin-Top NewsEU NewsINDIAN NEWSSri LankaTamil ChaithikalJanuary 14, 2020

    The Tamil separatist group is among 21 terrorist groups and 15 individuals featured on the list…reports Asian Lite News Sri Lanka’s defunct Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has continued…

    Sri Lanka: Tourism promotion campaign will be started in 12 countries including China. by .

    Sri Lanka pegs on free visas to revive tourism

    by admin-Top NewsAsia NewsSri LankaTravel & TourismJanuary 2, 2020January 2, 2020

    As a means to recover the country’s tourism industry which suffered a major setback following the Easter Sunday attacks on April 21, 2019, Sri Lanka granted free visas to travellers…

    COLOMBO, May 22, 2018 (Xinhua) -- Local residents walk by the seashore during a weather of heavy rains and strong winds in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 21, 2018. The death toll from high winds and rains which lashed out across Sri Lanka since Saturday reached eight on Tuesday while over 38,000 people were affected, the Disaster Management Center said in its latest update. (Xinhua/A.S. Hapuarachchi/IANS) by .

    Tourism sector wants SL government to continue free-visa regime

    by adminLITE BLOGSSri LankaTravel & TourismDecember 31, 2019

    The appeal by the private sector reportedly follows lobbying by the Immigration and Emigration Department for the suspension of the free-visa scheme for nearly 50 countries since August 2019…reports Asian…

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