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Forget Sigiriya: Visit Ritigala and Yapahuwa in Sri Lanka
Travel | Heritage Sigiriya dominates Sri Lanka's ancient travel circuit. Ritigala and Yapahuwa sit outside that usual route, offering forest...
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Sri Lanka Landslide Warnings Expand to 13 Areas as More Rain Is Forecast
Five Divisional Secretariat divisions have been added to Sri Lanka's latest landslide warning, while Rattota has moved to a higher...
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The Tourist Price Trap: How Visitors Are Being Overcharged in Sri Lanka
An investigation into tuk-tuk fares, tourist hubs, hidden charges and the growing price-transparency problem facing Sri Lanka’s tourism industryBy Lakbima...
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Why Thailand Gets 14 Times More Tourists Than Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka reached a record 2.36 million tourist arrivals in 2025. Thailand received nearly 33 million. The gap is enormous,...
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Negombo Fort Is Not Gone: The Hidden History Beneath the City
The surviving gateway is only a fraction of what once stood beside the lagoon. New archaeological research, old Dutch maps...
Read moreDetailsSeptember tourist arrivals exceed 100,000 mark
Sri Lanka has recorded over 100,000 tourist arrivals in the first three weeks of September, pushing the total cumulative arrivals...
Read moreDetails“Every drop counts” : Sangakkara calls for rainwater harvesting
Former Sri Lanka cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara has urged the country to embrace rainwater harvesting as a simple yet transformative...
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Fiji declares national HIV emergency as nation grapples with surge in cases
Fiji has declared a national HIV emergency amid a spike in infections as the Pacific nation grapples with a correlating...
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Sri Lanka Tourism Paradox: More Tourists, Less Time and Money
Lakbima News Investigation Sri Lanka Got Its Tourists Back. The Spending Story Is More Complicated. Tourist arrivals have recovered to...
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Sri Lanka’s Private Education Fight Is No Longer Just About Universities
LAKBIMA NEWS | EDUCATION Private Degrees, Public Jobs: Sri Lanka's Education System Is Facing a New Test A dispute over...
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