Digital blitz to boost SL tourism
By Chathuri Dissanayake The long-awaited digital campaign for tourism got Cabinet nod this week with approval to awarding contracts for…
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First five months’ tourist arrivals cross 1 m mark
Tourist arrivals up 6.2% in May India, China, the UK continue as top sourcing markets Asia and Pacific largest source of tourist…
Iran nuclear deal: Khamenei lists demands for European powers
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has set out several conditions for staying in the nuclear deal with world powers. The…
US pressures Iran with new sanctions over ‘malign activity’
The US has imposed sanctions on six people and three companies it says have ties to Iran’s elite military force,…
‘Iranian forces’ fire rockets at Israeli positions in Golan Heights
Israel’s military says Iranian forces have fired rockets at its positions in the occupied Golan Heights. It said some 20…
Iran nuclear deal: Powers seek to save agreement after US exit
Western powers say they remain committed to the Iran nuclear deal – after the US announced it was withdrawing from…
Andrea Nahles: First woman to lead Germany’s social democrats
Germany’s junior partner in the ruling coalition, the Social Democrats (SPD), has elected its first female leader in the party’s…
Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up by 24 percent in March 2018
Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals rose 24.1percent in March this year compared to the same period last year, the data released…
UK to ask EU leaders to expel Russian spies from own countries
Theresa May to make request at summit, with aim of closing down Kremlin networks in Europe. Britain will encourage European…
Govt will not ban social media – PM
By Methmalie Dissanayake Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (14) said that as the person who introduced Internet to Sri Lanka,…