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The Lush Landscapes of Sri Lanka
The Travel Magazine
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July 30, 2025
12 Sea, sun and sand were not on the agenda for our ten-day tour of Sri Lanka. ‘A Road Less Travelled’ was the name of the game, so while temperatures soared into the 30s, there was no time for the palm-fringed beaches or the balmy waters of the...
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Meets Uzbekistan’s First Ambassador Photo: Dunyo
UzDaily
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Uzbekistan 29/07/2025 Sri Lankan Prime Minister Meets Uzbekistan’s First Ambassador Photo: Dunyo Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — In Colombo, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya received a delegation of foreign ambassadors who...
Sri Lankan President meets with several ministers
Sun Online International
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During his ongoing state visit to Maldives, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held discussions with various ministers and senior officials from several institutions. President Dissanayake, who is currently in Male at the invitation of...
Sri Lanka Probes John Keells Over Alleged Rs 3 Billion Tax Fraud In BYD EV Imports
MENAFN
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July 29, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) A major scandal has hit Sri Lanka's electric vehicle sector, with John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH) -- one of the country's most prominent blue-chip companies -- allegedly under investigation for a possible Rs...
Farmers, small industry ‘top priority’: PM Modi on Donald Trump tariffs
The Sentinel - Assam News
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Varanasi: The welfare of farmers, small industries, and youth remains the government's "top priority" as the country stays on track to become the world's third-largest economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Saturday, as US President...
Sri Lanka Supreme Court orders $1 bn payment in X Press Pearl marine disaster
Mongabay
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July 29, 2025
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ordered $1 billion in compensation from the owners and local agents of the MV X-Press Pearl, which sank off Colombo in 2021, causing the worst maritime disaster in the island’s history and a massive marine plastic...
US tariff of 30% confirmed for SA but negotiations continue, president says
The Citizen (South Africa)
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August 1, 2025
The confirmation of the US tariff is bad news for citrus farmers, who had earlier pleaded with the president to at least secure a pause in the tariffs. The White House confirmed last night that South African goods exported to the United States...
Sri Lanka’s digital economy needs creative DPI business models: official
Biometric Update
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July 29, 2025
Sri Lanka needs to consider different types of business arrangements for its digital ecosystem, other than in procurement-based interactions, according to a top government official. “We need to be open to other forms of interactions such as...
Trump tariffs mapped: The countries hit by US president’s sweeping new trade war levies
The Independent
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August 1, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Sri Lanka will have to navigate geo-political tides as it pivots from tourism to maritime trade
Scroll.in
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July 29, 2025
With its natural beauty, wildlife and culture, Sri Lanka is known as the “pearl of the Indian Ocean”, and attracts millions of tourists every year. But my research suggests that the country might not be so reliant on tourism in the future, as it...
It's official: Sri Lanka now offers visa-free access to 40 countries
Time Out
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The happiest beach, a stunning ancient fortress, and surf breaks for all levels...We didn't need more reason to travel to Sri Lanka, but we'll gladly add this one to the list: as of July 25, 2025, Sri Lanka has officially extended visa-free access...
Hotel Jetwing Vil Uyana review, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
The Travel Magazine
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July 30, 2025
13 In the early 2000s a wasteland of 28 acres was ambitiously transformed into wetlands of paddy fields, marshes, forests, gardens and lakes by Hotel Jetwing Vil Uyana. This environment teems with wildlife, from langur monkeys and wild peacocks to...
World News | Three Months of Free on Arrival Visa for Sri Lankans Tourists to Maldives
Latestly
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July 30, 2025
Colombo, Jul 30 (PTI) The Maldivian government on Wednesday declared allowing free 90 day on arrival visas for Sri Lankan nationals touring the archipelagic nation. The announcement was made during the last day of President Anura Kumara...
Maldives grants free 90-day tourist visa on arrival for Sri Lankans
Xinhua News Agency
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COLOMBO, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The Maldives has announced that Sri Lankan citizens traveling to the Maldives for tourism purposes will be granted a free 90-day on-arrival tourist visa, the President's Media Division (PMD) said here on Wednesday. The...
Sri Lanka stocks rise marginal 0.07-pct, S&P SL20 dips
EconomyNext
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July 29, 2025
ECONOMYNEXT – In a symbolic and diplomatically significant visit, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake reinforced Colombo’s commitment to strengthening regional cooperation during his trip to the Maldives, underscoring a vision of...
Sri Lankan Navy arrests 14 Indian fishermen
The Hindu
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July 29, 2025
Family members of the arrested fishermen and fishermen organisations stage a protest at Thangachimadam near Rameswaram on Tuesday | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement As many as 14 fishermen from Rameswaram were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy late...
Sri Lanka offers Uzbekistan access to its seaports.
Kun.uz
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July 29, 2025
Uzbekistan’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka (resident in Islamabad), Alisher Tukhtaev, met with Sri Lanka’s Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development, Wasantha Samarasinghe, to discuss ways to deepen bilateral economic...
President committed to strengthening relations with Sri Lanka
The Press Maldives
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July 29, 2025
President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu/Photo: President's Office President Dr Mohamed Muizzu reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to working closely with Sri Lanka to pursue shared aspirations; uplifting lives, strengthening peace and progress, and...
Strong EU, UK demand sees Sri Lanka’s apparel exports rise 5.2% in June
Just Style
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July 30, 2025
Sri Lanka’s apparel export growth was propelled by a 23.1% increase in exports to the European Union (excluding the UK), amounting to $142.92m, and a 20.4% rise in exports to the UK, totaling $67.33m. Despite these increases, there was a noted...
President returns from diplomatic mission to the Maldives
Lanka News Web
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July 31, 2025
July 31, Colombo (LNW): President Anura Kumara Dissanayake returned to Sri Lanka late on the evening of July 30, following the conclusion of a three-day official visit to the Republic of Maldives. The visit, held at the invitation of Maldivian...