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Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up 12 percent in June 2015

Thrills 03 25Sri Lanka's tourist arrivals rose 12 percent to 115,467 in June 2015 from a year earlier driven by rapid growth from the main markets of China and India, data from the Sri Lanka Tourist Promotion bureau revealed.


SriLankan Airlines, airberlin and NIKI codeshare mulls boost in tourism

Codeshare Airberlin SriLankanA new codeshare agreement between SriLankan Airlines, airberlin the second largest airline in Germany and its subsidiary NIKI was announced on July 02nd 2015, paving the way for increased tourism potential between Sri Lanka, Germany and Austria.

Foreign Minister's Response to Hon. Nimal Siripala De Silva

mangala samaraweera1Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera’s response to questions relating to the US State Department Report titled ‘Country Reports on Terrorism and Patterns of Global Terrorism’ posed by Opposition Leader Nimal Siripala De Silva in Parliament on Wednesday, 24 June.

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Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera concludes first official visit to Berlin

Visit1At the invitation of his counterpart, the Federal Foreign Minister of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera visited Berlin from 21st - 23rd May 2015.

Sri Lanka parliament votes to curb president’s power

Juni2015 1Sri Lanka’s parliament voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to restore a two-term limit for presidents and revive independent bodies to manage key institutions such as the police and the judiciary.