Notable
"High-end hotels which are charging over 250-300 dollars a night are having very high occupancy at very high rates"
COPF is committed to exposing the truth behind the controversial GBS/IVS tender
.The group's integrated resort is being re-branded City of Dreams', a brand of Melco
Iranawila and Chilaw will be developed as a tourism hub
The Happy Hour is not only found in Sri Lanka. It is across the world
The visa will also allow foreign students of higher education to stay for one year after graduation and work
So they are taking 21.65 dollars for a gratis visa when a tourist comes to Sri Lanka
The private contractor would earn up to 100 million dollars by 2035, he claimed
It is not clear whether tourists will be forced to use the VFS global website
"Where did this investment go?
When the new proposal was introduced, VFS charges were not mentioned
Many things are done without tender in Sri Lanka and the visa deal was a proposal
I do not take even 5 cents from anyone
Visa is promised at $50 but it is not clear whether private fees will be charged on top
The visa must facilitate the tourist to come
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| US Dollar | 305.1018 | 305.3339 |
| UK Pound | 386.9523 | 387.2371 |
| Euro | 330.8712 | 332.1141 |
| Aus Dollar | 201.0018 | 201.4980 |
| Yen | 2.0266 | 2.0278 |
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| Korea Won | 0.2342 | 0.2292 |
| Oman Rial | 780.3569 | 769.4973 |
| Saudi Riyal | 80.1114 | 78.9849 |
| UAE Dirham | 81.7952 | 80.6569 |
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| S&P SL20 | 2,573.80 | 1.00% |
| CSE All Share | 9,073.41 | 0.65% |
| Turnover Rs million | 1,591,766,524.95 | 1,029,335,694.32 |
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| 3-m bill | 21.72 | 21.79 |
| 6-m bill | 19.55 | 20.31 |
| 12-m bill | 17.72 | 19.28 |
| 5-yr bond | 21.00 | 22.53 |
| 8-yr bond | 19.42 | 20.55 |
| today | yesterday | |
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| Overnight Money | 13.93 | 14.00 |
| Gilt Repo | 13.50 | 14.00 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
There should be criteria to lend a so that it does not affect the home environment and also the guest
What is the cost of service? The parliament must immediately investigate
Travel trade appeals for Presidential intervention
Data released up to April 28, initially showed lower tourism numbers
So it is up to the hotels also to do their own marketing and they also have to go out there
The High Commission of India said the company had no connection to India
The promoters say it is the first independent, private sector led entity to manage a tourism experience
Melco to invest $115mn in casino
Sri Lanka has witnessed a raft of harassment against foreign visitors recently
Mirissa beach to get blue flag status, which will increase by fivefold the southern province's tourism-based economy
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