Police track down ‘tourist visa’ businesses

Hardball Wednesday, 05 December 2012 03:10 AM

That will make the tourist arrival number drop by 80%.

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MirakRajBanda Wednesday, 05 December 2012 03:28 AM

Sri Lanka Immigration imposed visa fee (US$10-20) and prior travel authorization before entry which used to free of charge. Increased the embarkation tax to LKR 3,500.- .
Western and wealthy tourists look for other cheaper destination such as Malaysia and Thailand who have no such formalities and the hotels/meals are much cheaper when compare to Sri Lanka but still we build more and more hotels for no obvious reason.
No harm done to the economy if the Indian and Chinese do business here with whatever visa.
Leave the visa system like in Singapore; after all, we are still third world from the eyes of the world.
Don't just exaggerate!!!!

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Wahoo Wednesday, 05 December 2012 03:46 AM

But adds up to the "numerical s" !! :) .....

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anura Wednesday, 05 December 2012 04:54 AM

Please focus attention to maintain the law and order of the country instead of these minor issues

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sam perera Wednesday, 05 December 2012 05:00 AM

allow all who want to come to sri lanka and do tourism or business studdies or anything productive.it creates money.jobs andenough did stupid things so far over 60 plus years.appoint inteligent planners and get rid of stupid idiots in policy mAKING AUTHORITIES.LET THE FREE FLOW OF MONEY,TALENTED BUSINESSMEN AND ALL.DO THINGS LIKE SINGAPORE IS DOING.IF STILL DO STUPID THINGS LIKE THESE,GET READY FOR TO BE LIVE AS POOR AND SUFFER.

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Nodrog Wednesday, 05 December 2012 05:48 AM

This fact has been common knowledge to the man-on-the-street and you are just realizing it?

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SriLankan Wednesday, 05 December 2012 06:29 AM

Can't we remember the days of taking coconut oil,soap arrack etc. to India .

Now they & Chinese are coming with their products.

Newton's Law

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Kevin Smaraweera Wednesday, 05 December 2012 07:10 AM

I am surprised to see police and immigration authorities have woken up now
All these days where were they ?
Tourist won’t drop or neither it effect the incoming tourist if we have a proper control of arrival and departures.

If you take out of the Indian Tourist alone 90% arrivals who comes on tourist visa does business like the locals spicily from Tamil Nadu

Do you know the consequences that a Sir Lankan will face in Asia if they get caught in business who has come on tourist visa??

Govt should take a tough approach who breaks the law

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aney Thursday, 06 December 2012 12:21 AM

What about rugby coaches

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