Visitor entry tickets to the Departure Lobby of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) will not be issued during peak hours of Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, the Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited has announced. MORE..
18 Aug 2025 (6:09 PM)
The number of tourists who have arrived in Sri Lanka so far this year has exceeded the 1.5 million mark, according to Minister of Tourism Vijitha Herath. MORE..
18 Aug 2025 (4:33 PM)
Former Minister Rajitha Senaratne has filed a motion before the Colombo Magistrate s Court, seeking a temporary suspension of the warrant issued for his arrest in connection with an investigation conducted by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC). MORE..
18 Aug 2025 (4:28 PM)
The Colombo Port City Economic Commission has suspended the issuance of visa recommendations for two Authorised Persons, following a report published by Ada Derana on August 13 pertaining to the detention and deportation of five Chinese nationals employed by said APs. MORE..
18 Aug 2025 (7:30 PM)
Wildfires gripping Spain and Portugal forced mass evacuations and the deployment of thousands of emergency personnel as a heatwave continues to ravage the Iberian Peninsula, Euro News reported. MORE..
18 Aug 2025 (8:08 PM)
The hartal called by the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) in the Northern and Eastern Provinces, was a resounding success, according to Member of Parliament Shanakiyan Rasamanickam. MORE..
18 Aug 2025 (4:31 PM)