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Tag: Dutch

Sri Lanka closes Mirissa restaurant after tourists assaulted
LOCAL

Sri Lanka closes Mirissa restaurant after tourists assaulted

Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) has ordered to temporarily close the Mirissa Tourist restaurant which was involved in assaulting…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/04/2018
Sri Lanka Police arrest four suspects for assaulting Dutch tourists in Mirissa
LOCAL

Sri Lanka Police arrest four suspects for assaulting Dutch tourists in Mirissa

Sri Lanka Police have arrested four suspects for assaulting a group of Dutch tourists near Surf Bar, Mirissa, last Sunday,…

byFaraz Shauketaly14/04/2018
No danger of Galle Fort losing World Heritage Site status- Minister Sagala Ratnayake
LOCAL

No danger of Galle Fort losing World Heritage Site status- Minister Sagala Ratnayake

Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development Sagala Ratnayake assured that there is no longer a risk of UNESCO…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/01/2018
Archaeological Dept team sent to Kayts Island
LOCAL

Archaeological Dept team sent to Kayts Island

The Archaeological Department has taken steps to conserve the fort in Kayts Island which is around 500 years old. The…

byFaraz Shauketaly16/12/2017

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