State Minister Semasinghe misdiagnoses main cause of forex crisis
In 2022, when we were going through the gravest foreign exchange crisis this country has ever faced, one of the main factors for it was remittances from foreign workers. After that the income from tourism.
Parliament | November 21, 2023
Posted on: 21 March, 2024
Partly True
Minister Fernando’s ‘Great Wall’ of expectations from Chinese tourists is too high
If each Chinese tourist spent $5,000 that could raise a figure comparable to the recent International Monetary Fund bailout…If you really look at it, tourism can get Sri Lanka out of this mess.
themorning.lk | May 23, 2023
Posted on: 13 July, 2023
Partly True
Governor Cabraal’s claims on tourism, travels outside the data
Tourism is a 10-billion-dollar industry, and for the last two years we have not been able to enjoy the fruits of that.
Bloomberg | February 18, 2022
Posted on: 16 March, 2022
False
Minister Eran Wickramaratne correct on tourism earnings
Sri Lanka’s tourism sector accounts for 5% of gross domestic product.
Dinamina | May 22, 2019
Posted on: 7 July, 2019
True
Minister of Tourism Development right on tourism developments
When he took office in 2015, there were 1.5 million tourist arrivals and in 2018, it increased to 2.3 million.
Daily News | March 27, 2019
Posted on: 17 May, 2019
True