Category: Sri Lanka News
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2.116 Million Tourist Arrived to Sri Lanka in Year 2017
Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka reached an all-time high of 2,116,407 in 2017 according to the latest data released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority. The arrival figure for 2017 represents a 3.2 growth or 65,595 more arrivals over the preceding year when the figure crossed the 2 million mark for the first time.…
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Establishment of Scheduled Airline Operations for Domestic (Passenger) Air Services based in Sri Lanka – Expressions of Interest Called
National agency for public-private partnership, ministry of finance and mass media in conjuction with ministry of transport and civil aviation, request for expressions of interest (EOI) for Establishment of Scheduled Airline Operations for Domestic (Passenger) Air Services based in Sri Lanka . Expressions of interest (EOI) are called from local and international business enterprises having…
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No one can run Cable TV and Direct-To-Home Satellite TV Service without licence
Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka made a Notice to Cable TV and Direct-To-Home Satellite TV Service Providers. In terms of Section 17 of the Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act No. 25 of 1991 as amended “No person shall operate a telecommunication system in Sri Lanka except under the authority of a licence granted by the…
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80% of fake FB accounts will be removed Computer Emergency Readiness Team Co-ordination Centre
The Principal Information Security Engineer of the Computer Emergency Readiness Team Co-ordinatioii Centre (CERT CC), Roshan Chandragupta said 80 per cent of the fake Facebook accounts would be removed by the end 2017 by the Facebook head office. he said” CERT had received 3.400 complaints by November regarding the creation of fake Facebook accounts. Mr.…
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Proposed Colombo LRT (Colombo Metro Service) Plan and Routes
Megapolis and western development ministry announces a their proposed Colombo LRT plans. The proposals to establish seven LRT lines in order to ease traffic congestion in Colombo and the suburbs such as below, Kollupitiya to Maradana via Bambalapitiya, Boralla and Union Place (14.8km) Colombo Fort to Peliyagoda via Maradana and Mat-takkuliya (11.5km) Dematagoda to Bambalapitiya…
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How to Fill India Visa Application form
There is a huge problem for first time visitor for india to find the correct online application form and other details and documentations to submit. As we encounter few problem, I post this articles to make it clear to other who wants to filled India Visa Online Application form their own. There are 2 type…
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Loan scheme for electric three wheelers
three-wheeled autos are replaced soon with environmental friendly electric three wheelers under the Enterprise Sri Lanka: Blue Green imitative. Sri Lanka’s 1.5 million three wheeler drivers will get an opportunity to become owners of brand new electric three wheelers under a scheme proposed by Minister Mangala samaraweera’s budget in Parliament on Thursday. It has proposed…
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Every Sri Lankan child is born with a half-a-million debt – Ministry of Finance
Shocking as it sounds, when this government came to office in 2015, it inherited a Rs. 7.4 trillion debt burden. Today’s accumulated public debt is equivalent to more than 5 times the government’s annual revenue in 2016. To make matters worse, Rs 1.7 trillion in debt service has to be paid next year, which would…
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Appointing members to the Office on Missing Persons
Under the provisions of the Office on Missing Persons (Establishment, Administration and Discharge of Functions) Act No. 14 of 2016 as amended by Act No. 9 of 2017, applications are called for the appointment to the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) from persons with previous experience in; fact finding or investigation, human rights law, international…
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Logo Design Contest for Colombo Light Rail (Metro)
Ministry of Megapolis and western development invites Logo design for Colombo Light Rail Service, the design logo and have the privilege to be a contributor to the revolution in public transportation of Sri Lanka. Here’s a chance to showcase the artist in you. The Minisry of Megapolis and Western Development is in need of a…