As per new health guidelines, all overseas arrivals including Sri Lankans should undergo a mandatory quarantine period of 14 days at a quarantine facility. This measure will be carried out irrespective of their COVID-19 vaccination status, Director General of Health Services Dr. Asela...
A Gazette Extraordinary has been issued establishing a ‘Hambantota Managed Elephant Reserve’ under the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance. The gazette has been issued under Subsection (2) of Section 2 of the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance (Chapter 469). State Minister of Wildlife...
At the invitation of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne Minister of Youth & Sports, Honorable Namal Rajapaksa declared open the ‘Blue Beach IslandUnderwater Gallery’ at Nilwella beach (10th April 2021). Built with the contribution of Sri Lanka Navy, this latest...
The “Visiting Travel Blogger and Journalist Programme” is an annual project which Sri Lanka Tourism hosts in order to diversify and spread the visitation of foreign travelers visiting the country and also generate income for Micro, Small and Medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Sri Lanka. Over time,...
Director-General of Health Services has issued revised COVID-19 quarantine guidelines for all incoming passengers and tourists arriving in Sri Lanka from overseas. The relaxed guidelines noted that they should receive the approval to enter the country from the Foreign Affairs Ministry and other...
Health Ministry issues guidelines for issuance of provisional certification pending formal accreditation At present, over 200 accommodations have been independently certified ‘Safe and Secure’ In a bid to fast-track the issuance of certification to accommodation entities, the Health Ministry...
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are an integral part of any economy, and the Sri Lankan economy is no exception. SMEs, when taken together with microenterprises, contribute to about 52% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), and according to the National Human Resources and...
President assures request can be considered in the next vaccine consignment Employees in the tourism industry and Board of Investment (BOI) enterprises are likely to be vaccinated for COVID-19 by the end of March, official sources confirmed yesterday following deliberations on the matter at...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa attended the 43rd Nawam Maha Perahera of the Hunupitiya Gangarama Temple in Colombo on Friday. The procession was organised under the guidance of Galaboda Gnanissara Thero and under the supervision of Dr. Kirinde Assaji Thero, who resides in Gangarama Vihara. ...
