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No PCR tests for Sri Lanka bound travelers from March 01: SriLankan

Fully vaccinated travellers are those who had taken a second dose at least two week before departure

February 28, 2022 2 min read

Qatar Airways resumes fifth daily flight to Sri Lanka

Qatar Airways becomes the first operator to resume pre-pandemic level daily flights

February 25, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka Ports Authority to waive penalties for delayed containers as dollar bites

"We can’t even be sure of the exact number of requested waivers as we have received many in a short period.’’

February 23, 2022 2 min read

UAE removes rapid PCR requirement for travellers from Sri Lanka, other countries

A six-hour rapid PCR test was required for passengers departing from countries in the region.

February 23, 2022 1 min read
Sri Lanka to price regulate trishaw, school, office transport after currency crisis

The NTC powers will be expanded from buses to other forms of transport

Sri Lanka’s second airport idling in tourism off season: official

Mattala Airport was dubbed as World's emptiest airport due to no flights landing

Emirates has no plans to acquire Sri Lanka airline: report

Dubai-based Emirates, a one-time equity partner of Sri Lanka's state-run carrier, said it had no plans acquire the airli...

June 20, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka to invite bids for ‘Megapolis’ canal ferries

ECONOMYNEXT – Investors interested in providing ferry services along waterways in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo ...

June 16, 2017 1 min read

SriLankan Airlines says 1250 staff left and were replaced

State-run SriLankan Airlines says 1,250 appointments reportedly made by its current Board were to replace staff who left...

June 16, 2017 2 min read

Dart Global gets land in Sri Lanka logistics zone

Dart Global Logistics has won a 30-year lease on a two-acre block of land in Muthurajawela, a marshland north of Colombo...

June 15, 2017 1 min read

SriLankan Airlines adds flights to southern India

ECONOMYNEXT – SriLankan Airlines will launch services to three more southern Indian cities – Hyderabad, Vi...

June 13, 2017 1 min read

International logistics experts join Sri Lanka’s EFL to guide global expansion

ECONOMYNEXT – EFL, part of Sri Lanka’s Expolanka Group, now owned by Japan’s SG Holdings, has added...

June 12, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s JKH develops online small business logistics service

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s John Keells Holdings group is developing an online service to help small busines...

June 12, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s Advantis sees good prospects in project logistics business

ECONOMYNEXT - Advantis Projects, a Sri Lankan project cargo handler that is part of the Hayleys group, says it sees good...

June 12, 2017 2 min read

Qatar Airways operations normal, extra charters

Qatar Airways' operations are normal and extra charter flight have been arranged to destinations to take stranded passen...

June 8, 2017 1 min read

More SriLankan Airlines flights to Gulf mooted after Qatar crisis

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ravi Karunanayake has suggested the national carrier...

June 7, 2017 2 min read
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Sri Lanka gets $318mn Indian loan to modernise railways

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s finance ministry Tuesday signed an agreement with India’s Export- Import ...

June 6, 2017 1 min read

Parakrama Dissanayake made Sri Lanka Ports Authority boss

Parakrama Dissanayake, a veteran shipping professional has been appointed Chairman of Sri Lanka Ports Authority by the n...

June 3, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka JKH group to set up centralised distribution center

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s John Keells Holdings group is setting up a centralised distribution center to se...

June 2, 2017 2 min read

Drunk said to be Sri Lankan national disrupts Malaysia Airlines flight from Melbourne

A Malaysia Airlines flight from Melbourned to Kuala Lumpur was forced to turn back after a passenger dried to enter the ...

June 1, 2017 1 min read

SriLankan expands network to Yangon in deal with Myanmar Airways

ECONOMYNEXT – SriLankan Airlines will expand its network to Yangon in a codeshare partnership with Myanmar Airway...

May 30, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Expolanka March net profit up 70-pct

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka’s Expolanka Holdings said March 2017 quarter net profit rose 70% to Rs255 million from a ...

May 30, 2017 1 min read

SriLankan Airlines to fly direct to Melbourne

State-run SriLankan Airlines will fly to Melbourne, Australia, daily from October targeting ethnic and international tra...

May 29, 2017 1 min read

Only a professional to head Sri Lanka Ports Authority, new minister says

ECONOMYNEXT – The new Minister of Ports and Shipping Mahinda Samarasinghe has said only a professional will be ap...

May 24, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Colonial Motors gets Piaggio deal for Vespa scooters

ECONOMYNEXT - Colonial Motors (Ceylon) Ltd. has been appointed the authorised importer and distributor for the Italian b...

May 23, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka Railways losses down to Rs6.8bn in 2016

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s state-run railway reduced operating losses to 6.8 billion rupees in 2016 from a ...

May 23, 2017 2 min read