Notable
.In the first 30 days of May, Sri Lanka's has welcomed 108,000 tourist, down from 148,000 in April
NH Collection is an upmarket brand of Bangkok-based Minor group
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
"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
We will be hosting a few international artists in July to August
Cinnamon Life hotel commenced accepting bookings for stays and banqueting functions
“Several universities were given free stalls to facilitate student interaction with industry professionals,”
Having pledged all those new measures, and agreed to the IMF conditions, what does the government do?
Sri Lanka's tourism industry recovering faster and outperforming
Officials summoned tomorrow for "balanced examination in to the ongoing visa fiasco"
Posters slam VFS Global for bad programming and also Sri Lanka for creating a 'typical mess'
"Doesn’t' 10 dollars from that go to the company?
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 3.6453 | 3.5932 |
| Korea Won | 0.2342 | 0.2292 |
| Oman Rial | 780.3569 | 769.4973 |
| Saudi Riyal | 80.1114 | 78.9849 |
| UAE Dirham | 81.7952 | 80.6569 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 13.93 | 14.00 |
| Gilt Repo | 13.50 | 14.00 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
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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