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Sri Lanka always willing to host India-Pakistan sporting events, says Minister

July 15, 2026 admin

Sri Lanka’s Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sri Lanka is “always willing” to host sporting events featuring India and Pakistan, Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage said, pointing to the island’s proximity and Colombo’s strong ties with New Delhi and Islamabad as advantages. “Not just cricket, we are willing to extend our fullest cooperation and…

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Dissanayake government restores old visa system in Sri Lanka

September 27, 2024 admin

Over 13 lakh tourists have visited Sri Lanka until August 2024, bringing in more than $2 billion in revenue. | Photo Credit: AFP Sri Lanka’s newly elected government led byPresident Anura Kumara Dissanayake has restored the country’s old visa system, adhering to a recent Supreme Court order that suspended a controversial new portal managed by…

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Tourism-reliant Sri Lanka faces backlash over new visa system

May 6, 2024 admin

A fortnight after Sri Lanka switched to a new visa issuing system, authorities are facing a backlash over higher visa costs that could deter tourists, “Indian involvement”, and “corruption” in the subject minister’s push to outsource visa processing. Beginning April 17, 2024, Sri Lanka’s Department of Immigration and Emigration directed travellers to a new visa…

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Looking forward to speed up greater economic cooperation with India: Sri Lanka President Wickremesinghe

April 25, 2024 admin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickramasinghe during their meeting at the Hyderabad house in New Delhi on July 21, 2023. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Sri Lanka is looking to accelerate greater economic cooperation with India with the tourism sector taking the lead, the island nation’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on…

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