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SL brings in 5-year multiple entry tourist visa scheme
Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said that Sri Lanka now offers one-year multiple entry visas, reports Xinhua news agency. The country also issues...
SL to introduce weekly fuel quota for consumers from next month
The island nation has been experiencing long lines for fuel refilling since mid-February with pressure coming on the diesel supplies for thermal power...
Sri Lanka power union announces strike, raising risk of blackouts
That prompted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to issue a gazette notification late on Wednesday declaring electricity supply as an essential service. The...
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka lifts state of emergency
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had declared a state of emergency with effect from May 6 midnight, the second time in just over a month
India to supply 65,000 MT of urea to Sri Lanka
Earlier, the Sri Lankan government as a part of its plan to transit toward organic agriculture had banned the import of chemical fertilizers the...
Violence in Sri Lanka leaves 78 injured, US envoy condemns act
Thousands of demonstrators have hit the streets across Sri Lanka since April 9 seeking resignation of President Gotabaya and Prime Minister Mahinda
Sri Lanka imposes nationwide social media blackout: Internet...
Some two dozen social media platforms were affected including Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, YouTube, Snapchat, TikTok, and Instagram.
Act against Lanka for human rights violation: Anbumani
PMK MP Anbumani Ramadoss on Tuesday, said that the Sri Lankan government was involved in human rights violation by spraying pesticides on arrested...