Srilanka

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern and Uva provinces and in Kurunegala, Batticaloa and Ampara districts after 1.00 p.m.Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern and Uva provinces during the morning.General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

Sri Lanka Tourism made the correct decision at the right time to be the premier partner for the 40th edition of the World Tourism Market (WTM), said WTM Director Simon Press, at the opening.Speaking to the Daily News, he said that this is the appropriate time to be a premier partner when Sri Lanka Tourism is going through a recovery period after the Ester Sunday Bombings.He said that the WTM would be attend by over 50,000 travel decision makers or buyers and they would carry a positive image on Sri Lanka.In addition, the opening ceremony would receive tremendous media publicity in global print, electronic and social media and the free publicity Sri Lanka receives, would be unmatched to help boost the destination image of Sri Lanka. &This is the best audience Sri Lanka received to promote the country and it came at the right time.&&

Strengthening the Sri Lanka Tourism sector, LOT Polish Airlines announced that it will operate direct flights to Colombo from Warsaw from November 3.LOT will fly from Warsaw to Sri Lanka with flights being operated seasonally, with three weekly flights between November 3 and March 28, on its modern fleet of Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was the Chief Guest at the inauguration of the 2019 Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting held in Colombo yesterday evening. Law Ministrs and Attorney Generals across the Commonwealth are meeting triennially to share common legal traditions and experiences.