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Sri Lanka to host Miss World Tourism pageant this month

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1 year ago

July 8, 2023

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The 2023 Miss World Tourism pageant is planned to be held in Sri Lanka from July 20 – July 30.

According to the organizers, this is the first time this pageant is being held in the island nation.

The pageant events will not limit to just the capital city of Colombo but will spread across several regions such as Negombo, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Ella, Yala and Weligama.

A press conference in this regard was held in Colombo recently.

According to the organizers, representatives from around 40 countries are expected to participate and they hope the beauty of Sri Lanka will be promoted globally through these contestants not only in English but also in their mother tongues as well.

It was stated here that the contestants will come to Sri Lanka at their own expense and no prize money will be given. They added that they will only host the contestants’ stay.

Speaking as the chief guest of the event, State Minister of Tourism – Diana Gamage said that Sri Lanka is a tourist destination and by the end of 2022, 800,000 tourists had visited the island, bringing in an income of USD 800 million.

As of 2018, 1.9 million tourists had visited the country, which generated an income of 7.7 billion dollars. Therefore, it is necessary to secure at least 5-6 billion dollars through tourism next year, she noted, adding that Sri Lanka should try to attract at least 2 million tourists each year.

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No change in Litro Gas prices for December

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2 days ago

December 3, 2024

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The Litro Gas Company says that the prices of its domestic LP Gas cylinders will remain unchanged for the month of December 2024.

Chairman of Litro Gas – Channa Gunawardena stated that the company decided to keep the prices of LP gas cylinders unchanged despite the price hike in the global market, in order to provide relief to the consumers.

Accordingly, the prices of Litro LP gas domestic gas cylinders will remain unchanged as follows:

12.5kg – Rs. 3,690
05kg – Rs. 1,482
2.3kg – Rs. 694

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Special Commodity Levy on big onions, slashed

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4 days ago

December 1, 2024

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The Special Commodity Levy imposed on imported big onions, has been reduced by Rs. 20 to Rs. 10 per kilogram.

This will be in effect during the period from today (Dec. 01) to December 31, 2024.

However, it has been decided to keep the Special Commodity Levy imposed on imported potatoes unchanged.

Announcing the decision, a media release issued by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development states that the move comes amid a notable rise in the market price of onions.

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‘Will take decision if Laugfs Gas fails to supply gas’

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4 days ago

December 1, 2024

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The government will take a decision if Laugfs Gas fails to intervene to import and supply LP gas to the consumers, Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Wasantha Samarasinghe has said.

He told reporters that there is no shortage of LP gas supplied by Litro Gas.

‘We have two LP gas companies, Litro and Laugf in our country. There is no shortage in Litro gas at the moment. Laugf Gas must explain the reasons for the shortage in Laugf gas in the market. If Laugf Gas fails to intervene to import and supply gas, the government has to take a decision. There is ample stocks with Litro gas. If gas cylinders have to be changed to find solutions to the issues faced by the gas consumers, the government will have to take a decision regarding that soon,” he has said.