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  2. COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    The COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus. The first case of the virus in Sri Lanka was confirmed on 27 January 2020, after a 44-year-old Chinese woman from Hubei, China, was admitted to the ...

  3. Tourism in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Tourism is a key industry that attracts international tourists yearly. Foreigners visit Sri Lanka to see nature, wildlife, historical monuments, and indigenous culture. In 2018, tourist arrivals peaked at 2.5 million, who spent a total of US$5.6 billion in the country. However, the COVID-19 pandemic caused tourist numbers to decrease by 92% in ...

  4. Visa policy of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    On 2nd September 2024, Sri Lanka decided to implement visa-free access for citizens of 38 countries, including India, China, Thailand, the UK, the USA, and Indonesia. Although it was initially planned to be implemented on 1st October 2024, the decision was advanced due to the inconvenience caused to tourists at the visa-on-arrival counters ...

  5. Sri Lanka approves free tourist visa for seven countries to ...

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    Sri Lanka earned $1.3 billion from tourism in the first eight months of 2023, up from $833 million dollars during the same period last year, according to the central bank. (Reporting by Uditha ...

  6. Left-leaning leader wins Sri Lanka election in political ...

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    Dissanayake, 55, told Sri Lankans "this victory belongs to us all", in a message on the social media platform X. Once preferences had been tallied, the Election Commission said he had won a total ...

  7. Sri Lanka's tourism industry looks to new president to ... - AOL

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    "Sri Lanka needs foreign exchange and 85% of tourism earnings remain in the country," said Hiran Cooray, chairman of Jetwing Symphony, which runs about 35 hotels and villas. "Without doubt safety ...

  8. Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka, [ b ] historically known as Ceylon, [ c ] and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian peninsula by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait.

  9. Factbox-What are the five key issues in Sri Lanka's ... - AOL

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    Sri Lankans will vote on Saturday for their next president, who will be key to deciding the future of reforms in a nation slowly emerging from worst financial crisis in decades. A critical ...

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