COLOMBO (News 1st); The Central Cultural Fund said around 70 percent of the ancient walls that are preserved in Sigiriya are destroyed as a result of tourists walking on them. Director General of the Central Cultural Fund Prof. Gamini Ranasinghe said signs have been put up instructing visitors to r...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva said plans are underway to convert the Hingurakgoda Airport into an international civil airport. The administration and operation of the airport are currently under the Sri Lanka Air Force. The Minister said the m...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's Ministry of Tourism states that the number of tourists visiting the island on a daily - basis has exceeded 3,000 mostly from neighbouring India. Ministry secretary Siripala Hettiarachchi said the ease of restrictions in August helped reach set target arrivals of to...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The foreign tourists visiting Sri Lanka will be granted the opportunity to travel to selected locations following the relaxation of the Travel Restriction, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) said. The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Board hopes to grant the oppo...

Colombo (News 1st); 22 people in the Bondupitiya village in Mathugama have tested positive for COVID-19. The local health officer speaking to reporters said the group had visited Sigiriya and Dambulla on the 14th of January. Incidentally, tourists from Ukraine also visited Sigiriya in recent w...