COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lankan police arrested a Chinese tourist suspected of swallowing a diamond worth $13,600 on Wednesday at the island nation's biggest international gem and jewelry exhibition.

The tourism industry accounts for 5% of Sri Lanka’s $87 billion economy. Sri Lanka has been struggling to revive economic growth following a three-decade long civil conflict that ended in 2009 ...

The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) last Friday officially revived its Tourist VAT Refund Scheme (TVRS) to incentivise ...

The new Ceylon Gem Bureau is to carve out a niche in tourism market making use of the country’s high quality gems, ... When the name Ceylon was dropped in favour of Sri Lanka in 1972, Baba Salim, a ...

A Chinese tourist has been arrested on Wednesday at Sri Lanka’s biggest international gem and jewelry show. A Chinese tourist has been arrested on Wednesday at Sri Lanka’s biggest ...

Gem Sri Lanka 2025, organised by the Chinafort Gem and Jewellery Traders Association (CGJTA) took place recently at the Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo. The event was held to announce the upcoming Gem Sri ...

“In the last 30 years the Tourism Ministry has not done anything to support the gem and jewellery sector in Sri Lanka. Even after the country opened its borders for tourism post COVID-19 pandemic, the ...

Sri Lanka is a biodiversity hotspot, and you can indulge in some wildlife viewing while in Tangalle. The Udawalawe National Park is just 43 miles away from the town, and it is home to 400 resident ...

Sri Lanka's oldest export industry - gemstones - seems to be getting a new boost from the peace process and the downturn in tourism in the Far East due to the Sars virus. Legend has it King Solomon ...

A US $ 1 billion revenue target is spearheading Sri Lanka’s efforts to solidify its place as a key source market for gemstones and jewellery, although flat global sales of luxury goods, coupled ...

By Hiran H.Senewiratne When tourists visit Sri Lanka, one of the major things that should be on their shopping list along with tea and spices are Ceylon sapphires. Ceylon sapphires are historically ...