Isira Coffee Shop

19/06/2025

British actor Jeremy Irons arrived at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on 17 June to star in Cage Bird, directed by Chandran Rutnam.

This marks the first visit by a Hollywood A-lister in over a decade for a local film.

Tourism officials welcomed Irons, highlighting the film's potential to boost Sri Lanka’s appeal as a film tourism destination.

31/05/2025

"There were just so many 'wow' moments during the hike": https://bbc.in/3DjanvH

04/05/2025

20/03/2025

Take the slow road into Sri Lanka's colonial history: https://bbc.in/3DjanvH

12/03/2025

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka ranks among the world's safest countries – GTI 2025​

⭕Fifteen years after the end of its 26-year civil war, Sri Lanka ranks 100th in the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2025 with a GTI score of zero, placing it among the 64 safest countries with no recorded terror impact.

⭕ The GTI is a comprehensive study analyzing the impact of terrorism across 163 countries, covering 99.7% of the world's population. ​

⭕ Notably, Sri Lanka is now safer than many Western countries and European nations. It also holds the lowest terror threat ranking in the South Asian region alongside Bhutan. ​

02/03/2025

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14/01/2025

Sri Lanka Tourism Starts 2025 Strong with Over 70,000 Arrivals in Nine Days

Sri Lanka welcomed 70,944 tourists in the first nine days of January 2025, marking a strong start to the year for the tourism sector and signaling continued growth.