COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake reaffirmed the deep and longstanding bonds between Sri Lanka and the Maldives, highlighting the solidarity shown by the Maldivian Government and people following Sri Lanka’s recent crisis.Addressing the occasion, President Dissanayake...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Seven Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were exchanged in the presence of the Presidents of Sri Lanka and the Maldives at the President’s Office in Colombo.The agreements included the renewal of an MoU on cooperation in the field of tourism, along with an MoU on archiving coopera...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The number of tourists who visited Sri Lanka this year has exceeded 800,000. A total of 858,527 tourists visited the country during the first four months of this year, according to the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority.According to the authority, 117,893 tourists arri...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority has provided 400,000 liters of fuel to registered tour operators under a special QR system for the tourism sector.Its Chairman, Buddhika Hewawasam, said the allocation includes 200,000 liters of diesel and 200,000 liters of petrol, in ...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Deputy Minister of Ports and Aviation, Ruwan Kodithuwakku says that amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, several airlines have requested permission to use Mattala International Airport without paying landing fees.According to the Deputy Minister, the request had been mad...