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X-Press Pearl fire orgin is still a mystery, Sri Lanka official says

Actually this (leaking container) was on deck. The fire started in the Number 02 hold

May 28, 2021 3 min read

X-Press Pearl came to China run terminal, SLPA says rendered all assistance

No notice was given of an acid leak before arriving

May 28, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka's SAGT orders more twin lift cranes STS cranes, raising capacity

Terminal is constrained by yard space, capping output

May 28, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka cleans up beaches, says X-Press Pearl did not inform of any acid leak

Two ports had denied permission to offload cargo, which caught fire off Colombo

May 28, 2021 2 min read
India Indigo to fly to Sri Lanka's Jaffna

India's Alliance Air already operates daily flights to Jaffna

SriLankan to fly daily to Seoul with Korean Air code share

The collaboration will allow SriLankan Airlines to access Korean Air’s far eastern network,

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
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SriLankan Airlines to boost internet bookings to 20-percent over year

ECONOMYNEXT - State-run SriLankan Airlines is planning to double internet bookings to 20 percent of total sales over the...

April 7, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka port lures new shipping service

ECONOMYNEXT – Colombo International Container Terminals Ltd. attracted a new shipping line, Interasia Lines Ltd. ...

April 4, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka sees cruise calls

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka has seen 21 cruise liners call at Colombo and other ports in the first quarter of 2016, with 11 ...

April 4, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka airport to double capacity with Japanese aid

ECONOMYNEXT – Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed a deal to lend Sri Lanka 56 billion rupees...

March 28, 2016 2 min read

Colossal SriLankan Airlines losses, Airbus deal, a financial crime: Minister

ECONOMYNEXT - Colossal losses that state-run SriLankan Airlines was made to suffer since ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa ...

March 24, 2016 4 min read

SriLankan Airlines not able to repay debt: Prime Minister

ECONOMYNEXT - State-run SriLankan Airlines will not be able to service its debt and the government will have to decide w...

March 23, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka eyes Chinese partners for Hambantota port, Mattala airport

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka is in talks to forge partnerships with Chinese firms to make Hambantota port and Mattala airport...

March 19, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka shipping line to diversify business with new vessel

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s national carrier, Ceylon Shipping Corporation, aims to diversify business now th...

March 16, 2016 2 min read

China gets go-ahead for contentious Sri Lanka port city

Colombo (Sri Lanka) (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Thursday granted permission for China to build a vast "port city" in the island...

March 11, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka to build elevated highways to Colombo suburbs

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka will build a 6.9 kilometre elevated highway connecting two expressways to key suburbs, cabinet s...

March 4, 2016 1 min read