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SL sets record with highest-ever January tourist arrivals in 2025

Colombo, Feb. 5 (UNI) The highest number of tourists arrivals for the month of January in history was reported in 2025, the latest data by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) shows.
The data shows that 252,761 tourists visited the country in January 2025, surpassing previous records.
A total of 208,253 tourists arrived in Sri Lanka in January 2024 and the total number of tourist arrivals for last year is 2,053,465.
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Trump admin asks SC to block federal judge's ruling on gov't layoffs

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Washington, Mar 25 (UNI) The Trump administration on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to suspend a federal judge's ruling which required six federal agencies to rehire 16,000 probationary employees who had been recently laid off.

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