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More than 1,200 dead and 800 missing in massive South Asia floods

Rescue crews race to locate survivors in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand after monsoon rains and a rare cyclone submerged villages and displaced more than a million people

News Agencies | 12.02.25

Israel’s war-driven labor shortage fuels rise in foreign workers across retail and food sectors

Amid severe labor shortage worsened by Gaza war, Israel is turning to thousands of foreign workers from Thailand, Sri Lanka and India to fill gaps in retail, food production and services, as the government expands quotas to sustain the economy

Nurit Kadosh/Calcalist | 10.27.25

Israeli tourist injured after leaping to escape tuk-tuk robbery in Sri Lanka

Matityahu Korman was injured after narrowly escaping a robbery in Sri Lanka’s Arugam Bay by jumping from a moving tuk-tuk; the driver seized his passport and extorted cash before police intervened and arrested the assailant

Itamar Eichner | 08.19.25

Israeli airline Arkia renews Sri Lanka flight ahead of high holidays

Direct flight to Israeli-favored vacation hub set to renew in September and October ahead of increased demand ahead of high holiday season

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 06.12.25

מימין: ארוגם ביי ממעוף הרחפן. משמאל: קיר הנצחה ישראלי בלב העיירה

Trouble in paradise: Tensions in Sri Lanka beach town over influx of Israeli tourists

Arugam Bay faces local concerns over foreign influence and cultural shifts ahead of surf season, as some residents claim rising presence of visitors linked to 'military and Zionist groups'

Itamar Eichner | 03.28.25

Iran planned attack against Israelis in Sri Lanka, assassination of Jewish-American businessman

FBI indictment reveals Farhad Shakeri, who also was instructed by Iran to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, was ordered by the IRGC to target Israelis in Sri Lanka and to murder two US Jewish businessmen in exchange for up to $1 million

Daniel Edelson, New York | 11.11.24

Hans Vischjager with his wife Bernadette Gunawardane-Vischjager

Sri Lanka’s last Holocaust survivor finds peace in coastal town

83-year-old Hans Vischjager from the Netherlands reflects on his tumultuous childhood—hidden during the war—the trauma of reuniting with his emotionally scarred mother, and the tranquil life he built in the seaside town of Negombo

Avi Kumar/The Media Line | 10.30.24

שוטרים ברחובות סרי לנקה עומדים ברחוב עקב דיווחים על תכנון פיגועים נגד ישראלים

Two arrested in Sri Lanka for alleged plot to attack Israeli tourists

Suspects, including one from Iraq, allegedly paid 50,000 Sri Lankan rupees to execute attack; arrest made based on intelligence received from India's spy agency

Itamar Eichner | 10.24.24

Israel issues urgent travel warning for Sri Lanka amid terror threat

National Security Council instructs Israelis to leave Arugam Bay area and other coastal regions or return home due to 'credible alert about terrorist cell already in motion'

Itamar Eichner | 10.23.24

Sri Lanka to grant visa exemptions to citizens of 35 countries, including Israel

Move to come into effect starting October 1, as part of efforts to revive island nation’s tourism industry; despite recent Israeli Foreign Ministry travel advisory due to increased hostility, Israeli tourists set on visiting destination

Itamar Eichner | 08.24.24

Arkia to offer direct Israel flights to Sri Lanka starting October

Arkia Airlines announces will operate weekly flight to popular island nation in the East, which currently can only be reached via connecting flight; How much will a round-trip ticket cost, and what is the price for a vacation package that includes a hotel?

Daniel Salami | 08.08.23

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