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No hazardous chemicals in Liberian vessel that called on Colombo Port: official

Officials said the vessel is a frequent caller at Colombo, but this time it was on its way to Europe.

October 5, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka's JKH to invest US$70mn for 34-pct West Terminal

The debt funding for the project has been secured

September 30, 2021 1 min read

SriLankan Airlines starts IATA Travel Pass for Covid-19 tested flying

Pre-flight test results, vaccination certificates added to the travel pass

September 26, 2021 2 min read

SriLankan to operate flights from Mattala airport after concessions

Sumanasekara said going forward, a few more scheduled flights will be operational from Mattala.

September 22, 2021 2 min read
Sri Lanka seeks employment for seamen on Greek ships

PM seeks employment opportunities for Sri Lankans with shipping companies.

SriLankan Airlines cargo volumes up 13-pct to new high in 2016

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s national carrier said cargo volumes rose 12.9 percent to a new high of 239,636 t...

January 18, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka to expand regulatory Raj; three wheeler regulator next

Sri Lanka is getting ready to set up yet another regulatory agency at taxpayer expense, this time to regulate three whee...

January 18, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka clamps down on tuk-tuks as death toll mounts

Sri Lanka on Friday tightened the rules governing the around one million tuk-tuks -- rickety three-wheel taxis -- on its...

January 13, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka may consider other options for SriLankan Airlines: Finance Minister

Sri Lanka may consider other transparent options to find a partner for state-run SriLankan Airlines if the government de...

January 13, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka ex-President says Hambantota port deal worst alternative

Sri Lanka's ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa says a decision to sell 80 percent of Hambantota Port for 99 years to China M...

January 10, 2017 8 min read

Sri Lanka mulls airline, business class check in to ease airport congestion

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka is considering introducing a separate business class check-in and allowing passenger chec...

January 10, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka hopes to finalize Hambantota port deal in two weeks: Malik

Sri Lanka hopes to wrap a deal with China to run the Hambantota Port in the next two weeks, International Trade Minister...

January 5, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka still negotiating with China over Hambantota port: PM

Sri Lanka is still negotiating with China over several agreements relating to the Hambantota Port, Prime Minister Ranil ...

January 5, 2017 1 min read

Container volumes up 28-pct at Chinese terminal in Sri Lanka port

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka's Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT), run by China Merchants Port Holdings ...

January 2, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka can cut losses and benefit from Chinese investment in Hambantota: Samarajiva

Sri Lanka can reap benefits from Chinese investments in Hambantota which is now a dead weight with cost million in loan ...

December 29, 2016 5 min read
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Sri Lanka vehicle registrations pick up in Nov 2016

Sri Lanka's vehicle registrations have picked up in November 2016 to 47,771 up from 43,807, across categories, though sh...

December 26, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Ports Authority to hire female gantry crane operators

ECONOMYNEXT – The Sri Lanka Ports Authority will next year employ its first female gantry crane operators present...

December 23, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shipping minister touts opportunities in maritime sector

ECONOMYNEXT – High income jobs are available in the maritime industry for which Sri Lankan youth should train, Sr...

December 22, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka to introduce separate bus lanes to ease traffic jams

ECONOMYNEXT –Separate lanes for public buses will be introduced in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo next year among...

December 22, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka to borrow more from China for expressway

ECONOMYNEXT – The Sri Lankan government is to borrow more money from the Exim Bank of China to fund consultancy w...

December 21, 2016 1 min read

SriLankan Airlines punctuality improving

ECONOMYNEXT - SriLankan Airlines said it has begun to be consistently ranked among the most punctual international airli...

December 21, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka Airport SOE takes Rs3.5bn hit from rupee fall

Sri Lanka's state-run Airport and Aviation Services Ltd (AASL) has been hit a 3.5 billion rupee exchange loss due to a f...

December 20, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka may cancel Colombo container terminal PPP: report

Sri Lanka may cancel the process to seek a private partner to build a container terminal at Colombo port, which attracte...

December 18, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka port strike damaged investor confidence: Eran

ECONOMYNEXT – A strike at Sri Lanka’s southern Hambantota port by dockers who prevented two ships from lea...

December 15, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Minister says pushing for better terms in port sale to China

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Ports Minister Arjuna Ranatunga says he is still pushing to win more favourable terms for the ...

December 15, 2016 2 min read