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Sri Lanka's John Keells to get 34-pct of container terminal, Adani 51-pct: report

The parties had been given 180 days from May 03, for financial closure

May 31, 2021 1 min read

X-Press Pearl still smouldering off Sri Lanka, fire fighting continues

Sri Lanka Air Force said a Bell 212 helicopter dropped dry chemical powder on the vessel

May 29, 2021 2 min read

X-Press Pearl watched by India Coast Guard for oil spill off Sri Lanka

Indian Coast Guard vessels have the equipment to contain an oil spill

May 29, 2021 2 min read

Si Lanka halts coastal fishing over X-Press Pearl pollution hitting 5,600 boats

Sea polluted with debris and plastic granules

May 28, 2021 3 min read
EOIs to be called to select party to promote Sri lanka flagged ships

To promote the island as a location for registering merchant vessels.

Thai Airways, Maldivian to resume Sri Lanka flights from April

The Maldivian will start twice weekly flights from April 25

Sri Lanka air cargo growing fast

ECONOMYNEXT – Air cargo handled by SriLankan Airlines, the monopoly cargo handler at Sri Lanka’s internati...

May 20, 2016 2 min read

EgyptAir jet vanishes after mid-air plunge over Mediterranean

CAIRO/ATHENS, May 19 (Reuters) - An EgyptAir jet carrying 66 passengers and crew from Paris to Cairo disappeared from ra...

May 20, 2016 6 min read

Sri Lanka Dockyard in Rs77mn March quarter loss

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard suffered a loss of 77 million rupees in the March 2016 quarter ...

May 17, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Mattala airport handles 2739 passengers in 2015

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Chinese built aiport in Mattala in Hambantota handled 2,379 passengers in 2015 down from 20,47...

May 16, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka central govt need not take-over all of SriLankan Airlines debt: Minister

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's central government is not likely to take-over all debt of loss-making SriLankan Airlines but t...

May 15, 2016 2 min read

Japan to supply patrol boats to Sri Lanka

ECONOMYNEXT – Japan is to supply two patrol boats to Sri Lanka’s coast guard to strengthen its maritime su...

May 12, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka doubles fines for ticketless rail travel

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has doubled the fine for passengers caught travelling without tickets on the state railwa...

May 12, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's debt-laden airline to sell four new Airbus planes

COLOMBO, May 10 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's debt-ridden national airline will sell four new Airbus A350s, a government minis...

May 10, 2016 2 min read

SriLankan Airlines lost Rs8.9 billion in 2015/16

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's state-run SriLankan Airlines had lost Rs8.9 billion in the year to March 2016, down from Rs16....

May 10, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka railways' losses fall

ECONOMYNEXT – Operational loses at Sri Lanka’s state-run railway fell 30 percent to Rs7.7 billion in 2015 ...

May 6, 2016 2 min read
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Sri Lanka public transport upgrade seen urgent to prevent traffic jamming growth

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka needs “immediate improvements” to public transport to curb the economic loss ...

May 3, 2016 2 min read

Hemas bags Evergreen Lines Sri Lanka agency

ECONOMYEXT - Hemas Maritime (Pvt) Ltd, a unit of listed Hemas group said it has been appointed the Evergreen Lines as it...

April 28, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka govt to take-over SriLankan debt; seek managing investor: PM

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's government will strengthen the balance sheet of debt-ridden SriLankan Airlines by taking over ...

April 26, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka gives new southern expressway deals to Chinese firm

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has given contracts to China National Technical Import and Export Corporation under the S...

April 20, 2016 1 min read

Mahindra looks north after UK electric car launch

(Reuters) - India's Mahindra group sees northern Europe as the next market for its electric cars after choosing Britain ...

April 17, 2016 2 min read

Singapore detains SriLankan Airlines passengers, orders flight back

ECONOMYNEXT – Singapore has detained five passengers on board a SriLankan Airlines flight Thursday after ordering...

April 15, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka Megapolis plan seen neglecting public transport

ECONOMYNEXT – A new master plan to develop Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo and adjacent districts into a â€...

Rohan Gunasekera
April 10, 2016 2 min read

SriLankan Airlines flight in emergency landing at Bangkok

ECONOMYNEXT – SriLankan Airlines said a flight from Thailand to Colombo on April 7, 2016 with 263 passengers retu...

April 8, 2016 1 min read

SriLankan Airlines looking to sub-lease Airbus A350s

ECONOMYNEXT - State-run SriLankan Airlines is in talks to sub-lease three Airbus A350 aircraft it is has to take deliver...

April 7, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka Dockyard declares Rs1bn loss on cancelled order, lower prices

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard has declared a loss of a billion rupees in the December 2015 qu...

April 7, 2016 2 min read