Home News Good New Travellers! Sri Lanka Extends Visa-Free Entry For Indians; Check Requirements, Visa Fees The free visa has a validity period of 30 days, promoting seamless travel and exploration within the picturesque island nation. Good New Travellers! Sri Lanka Extends Visa-Free Entry For Indians; Check Requirements, Visa Fees The decision by the Sri … Read more
Sri Lanka’s relations with Iran go back to the fifth century, where both civilisations had sophisticated irrigation systems. Raisi is the first Iranian leader to visit Sri Lanka since former president Mahmoud Ahmedinejad’s trip in 2008. Right up to his arrival in Sri Lanka, there were doubts whether the Iranian president would visit the country. … Read more
The southern seaport of Hambantota was handed to a Chinese state-owned company in 2017 on a 99-year lease for US$1.12 billion, sparking security concerns from Beijing’s regional rival India. Gunawardena added that China would assist Sri Lanka’s restructuring of external debt, a key condition to maintaining a US$2.9 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund … Read more
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s denunciation of the opposition Congress Party for “callously giving away” a small island to Sri Lanka has prompted criticisms that he is turning a 50-year-old agreement between the two countries into a general election issue weeks before voting begins. The row over the island of Katchatheevu, which is under Sri … Read more
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Cabinet has not discussed the Katchatheevu issue so far as it was never raised, a government spokesman said here on Tuesday, after India’s ruling BJP blamed the Congress Party for ceding the tiny island to Colombo in 1974. “The Cabinet did not discuss it as it was never raised,” Bandula Gunawardena, the … Read more
The southern seaport of Hambantota was handed to a Chinese state-owned company in 2017 on a 99-year lease for US$1.12 billion, sparking security concerns in India. Sri Lanka Witnesses Re-Growth In Tourism Post Facing Economic Crisis Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister, Dinesh Gunawardena, announced on Wednesday that China has committed to enhancing the development of the … Read more
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, ousted as the president of Sri Lanka in a popular public uprising in 2022, on Thursday hinted that India was keen on his continuation despite the growing public discontent against him at the behest of certain Western powers. “There was, in fact, a major foreign power that was insisting that I should not … Read more
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s president said Wednesday he was seeking a moratorium on foreign debt repayments until 2028, following a government default during the island nation’s unprecedented economic crisis two years ago. A collapse in foreign exchange reserves saw months of food and fuel shortages along with street protests that forced the ouster of President Ranil … Read more
The inaugural edition of the FIFA Series, which will pit nations from different confederations against each other, is set to get underway in March. The tournament will provide nations that would otherwise not play each other normally and the opportunity to square up against sides from different continents, with the objective being to permit more … Read more
Sonja Prokopec took her son on their first “solo” trip together when he was six years old. They went to Rome, and it was so memorable that Prokopec said she’s now planning their second trip this summer. “I really enjoy one-on-one time which we have when travelling alone,” she said. “There are no distractions, no … Read more
