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Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga has given directions to the Chairperson of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority Kimarli Fernando on the health guidelines to be implemented during the Tourism Pilot Project which is due to be implemented between December 28 and January 24.
The Pilot Project’s stakeholders include the Department of Immigration, Civil Aviation Authority, Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd /Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority and the Ministry of Health.
Tourists can arrive on board Charter Flights, Scheduled Flights or on Private Jets to the Katunayake (BIA) and Mattala MRIA) Airports.
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A group of Ukrainian tourists on Monday became the first batch of holidayers to visit Sri Lanka in more than eight months after the island nation put curbs on international travel due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Ukrainian group arrived as scheduled at the Mattala International Airport in Hambantota as part of a pilot project to welcome back tourists in the country, Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga told reporters. We will run this pilot project till January 19. They (tourists) will be allowed to visit identified tourist spots while being in a bio-bubble, Ranatunga said. Sri Lanka s two international airports were closed in mid-March, as the country went into a lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The lockdown was gradually lifted by mid-May. Initial plans were to open international flight by the end of August but the COVID-19 cases abroad rose and the plans were stalled.
The youth unemployment issue must be addressed through new innovative programmes, Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Namal Rajapaksa said.“Compared to other countries in the South Asian region, Sri Lanka has a very high literacy rate since education here is free and mandatory among all children. Even in some villages, where poverty persists, local State officials ensure that children receive an education and are sent to school. Even with such a.