Nishel Fernando
Business Reporter at Freelance
Business Reporter at Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)
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1 week ago |
htsyndication.com | Nishel Fernando
Srilanka, May 5 -- Sri Lanka's tourism sector is nearing the 900,000 arrival mark for the year, with 896,884 tourists recorded by the end of April 2025. However, this figure trails the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority's (SLTDA) forecasted target by a significant 247,253 visitors. This shortfall underscores the considerable challenges Sri Lanka faces in achieving its ambitious goal of three million tourist arrivals for the year, despite a clear post-pandemic recovery trend.
HT Syndication: Sri Lankan online shoppers stick to cash on delivery amid digital payment hesitation
1 week ago |
htsyndication.com | Nishel Fernando
Srilanka, May 2 -- Despite global shifts toward digital transactions, Cash on Delivery (COD) remains the dominant payment method for online shopping in Sri Lanka, according to the Digital Outlook Sri Lanka 2025 Report by the Asia Pacific Institute of Digital Marketing (APIDM) and the University of Kelaniya. The report reveals that 52 percent of Sri Lankan online shoppers prefer COD, up from 48 percent in the previous year, underscoring persistent consumer caution toward digital payments.
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1 week ago |
htsyndication.com | Nishel Fernando
Srilanka, May 1 -- The escalating military tensions between India and Pakistan are casting a shadow over Sri Lanka's aviation and maritime sectors, with SriLankan Airlines facing higher operational costs and the Port of Colombo risking lost transshipment revenue, according to an analysis by Asha Securities Research. SriLankan Airlines could see rising fuel expenses, as Europe-bound flights detour around closed Pakistani airspace, compounding operational challenges.
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2 weeks ago |
htsyndication.com | Nishel Fernando
Sri Lanka, April 25 -- Transshipment volumes at the Port of Colombo experienced a decline in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year. For the first three months ending March 2025 (1Q25), transshipment volumes fell by 6.3 percent year-on-year (YoY), totalling 1.53 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), down from 1.64 million TEUs in 1Q 2024.
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3 weeks ago |
htsyndication.com | Nishel Fernando
Sri Lanka, April 22 -- Sri Lanka welcomed 846,221 tourists as of April 20 this year, translating to a 14.5 percent year-on-year (YoY) growth, up from 739,171 tourist arrivals recorded during the same period last year. This growth trajectory is further underscored by a 19.9 percent YoY surge in arrivals during the first 20 days of April 2025 (123,945 tourists), compared to April 2024 (103,387 tourists).
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