Madhubhani Perera, acting Mktg. Director of SL Tourism presents the gift to AlbordniyPalestine’s Mohomad Albordiny who arrived in Sri Lanka last evening with his wife became the 750,000th tourist to enter the country during this year.Sri Lankan tourism officials were at the airport to congratulate Albordiny and his wife.To the much surprise of Albordiny and his wife, Sri Lankan tourism ...
The Independence Square and its adjacent area was declared opened for public, Saturday (Dec 03), evening by the Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka in the gracious presence of Secretary Defence Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The site will be open for public 24x7, including the newly constructed bikers' path and the walking lanes that run across the National Library and ...
Sri Lanka's John Keells Holdings (JKH) group plans to build a 25 storey, 240-room business hotel in Colombo with an investment of 2.90 billion rupees in a joint venture with Sanken Lanka.JKH said in a statement the new hotel, to be built in 33 months, will be managed by group unit Keells Hotel Management Services.JKH aims to have up to ...
Private Transport Services Minister C.B. Ratnayake has decided to display joint digital timetables for both SLTB and private buses at bus stops. These timetables will operate round-the-clock at bus stops for the convenience of passengers who travel daily.The Minister has also pledged to construct rest rooms for inter-provincial private buses and also to deploy ticket checkers ...
The Government during the past two years has granted approval for 58 tourism related projects to be implemented by the private sector with an investment of nearly US$ one billion, according to Economic Development Ministry sources. They said the investment in the tourism sector has shown a significant growth due to the increase in the number of tourist arrivals and ...
Sri Lanka's national carrier SriLankan Airlines plans to expand its fleet to 28 aircraft in the next four years from the current fleet of 19, as Sri Lanka is experiencing a tourism boom following the end of the war in May 2009. SriLankan Airlines is currently evaluating options to acquire up to six Boeing 777 ...
The 3D cinema made its public debut on Friday (2), with the screening of The Three Musketeers, while MC’s Gold and Ultra are now screening Hugo and Tower Heist respectively.The new theatres are located on the fifth floor of Majestic City, leading off from a bright and spacious lounge area. Among the cinemas’ features are wheel chair access ramps, and, ...
A Sri Lankan hotel firm yesterday launched a Rs. 100 million worth floating Banquet hall on the Beira Lake.The floating Banquet hall was declared opened by President Mahinda Rajapaksa last evening.A Spokesman from Cinnamon Lake hotel, the owners and operators of the Banquet hall said, the new facility will be available for all types of event such as cocktails, dinners, ...
The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) is a statement issued recently made an attempt to counter the criticisms around one of President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s pet projects, the Hambantota Port, which is named after him and is financed by loans courtesy the Chinese. The statement titled ‘Story behind the allegation on Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port’ is ...
Achieving another remarkable milestone in the country’s booming tourism industry, Sri Lanka Tourism welcomed the arrival of the 800,000th tourist in 2011 at the Bandaranaike International Airport yesterday evening.This is the first time ever; the tourism industry has received arrivals exceeding 800,000 in any given year, making it a ground breaking figure in tourism records. Sri Lanka Tourism offered a ...
For the first time in Sri Lanka Ashok Leyland introduced an ultra luxury passenger bus to be used by the Sri Lanka Transport Board. The bus made in India to international standards boasts of having many industry firsts. This includes wheel chair access where the bus could even be lowered to ground level and be tilted sideways ...
In an effort to conserve energy and save money Sri Lanka will install automatic street lights across the island soon, the Ministry of Power and Energy announced. A pilot project of installing automatic street lights is currently underway in Peliyagoda, s suburb of the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, the national news agency Lankapuwath reported. The automatic lights ...
The latest addition to the Greater Hambantota Development Plan starts its construction on Monday. The yet to be named, 4-Star, 200-Roomed Mattala Airport Hotel begins construction tomorrow and is expected to be completed by the end of 2012 – to coincide with the opening of the Mattala Airport.The contract to build, own and operate the ...
