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Sri Lankan Airlines halts flight to Karachchi on Pakistan airport closure

Lahore flight was halted yesteday

May 8, 2025 1 min read

SriLankan receives IATA certification on Lithium batteries in large quantity

SriLankan's cargo business has been growing at 5 percent annually

May 8, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka Foreign Minister explains reason for rejecting Indian land connectivity bid

Sri Lanka's previous governments have agreed for India's land connectivity project

April 30, 2025 4 min read

Sri Lanka's ECT welcomes MSC Mariella in largest ever container vessel call

Sri Lanka Ports Authority said its East Container Terminal had seen the its largest ever container vessel to call when i

April 29, 2025 1 min read
Fixing Sri Lanka's cyclone hit railway tracks to cost over US$330mn : Deputy Minister

The Nanu Oya to Badulla track, alone was estimated to cost around US$127mn to fix

Sri Lanka approves Japan-funded automated clearance gates at BIA 

The project started in 2023 with 1,170 mn Japanese yen grant

Sri Lanka's Dipped Product seeks new markets as Western demand drops

Also burdened with higher income tax and rising utility prices

February 20, 2023 3 min read

Sri Lanka and Indonesia extends air search and rescue deal

Sri Lanka and Indonesia to facilitate SAR in their flight information regions

February 15, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka customs seize 206 star tortoises

Tortoises were packed in 6 Styrofoam boxes labelled as 'Dried Sea Foods'

February 12, 2023 2 min read

Cash-strapped SriLankan grounds three planes over engine trouble

For several months we have not had the money to fix the engines

February 10, 2023 1 min read
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SriLankan Airlines defaults on bond interest

The airline had serviced the previous coupon out of its own revenues

February 10, 2023 1 min read
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SriLanka to ramp up China flights from April as tourism resumes

Thrice a week flight to Beijing and Shanghai, extra flight to Guangzhou

February 9, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka awaits salvage of X-Press Pearl wreck to make second damage claim

Salvage had been delayed due to bad weather

February 1, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Expolanka net down 87-pct as Fed stops printing money

Both air and sea freight see contraction as global trade volumes fall

January 29, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka cabinet clears China backed cargo service centre

It will be developed with a 150 million US dollar investment

January 24, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka apparel exporters object to planned change in shipping charges

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January 20, 2023 6 min read
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Sri Lanka to call investors for PPPs in Mattala Airport

Investors who have an interest to invest in MRIA to make it an efficient and productive airport can send their proposal

January 10, 2023 1 min read
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India lends over US$1.1bn to upgrade Sri Lanka Railways

About US$180mn project ongoing or planned

January 9, 2023 2 min read
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Sri Lanka's China-backed port mulls yard expansion amid roaring RO-RO business

In 2022, HIP handled a total volume of 558,188 units through 249 vessel calls, which is expected to increase.

January 8, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka's ECT revenue rises as government awaiting for Japan offer response

Sri Lanka's dilomatic ties with Japan, India severed after it unilaterally cancelled a tripartite deal

January 2, 2023 2 min read

India's IRCON to upgrade Sri Lanka's Northern railway track for Rs33bn

Colombo Jaffna direct trains halted from 5 months from Jan 05

December 28, 2022 1 min read
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Russia's Red Wings to start charters Sri Lanka from Dec 28

Red Wings will operate charter services to Sri Lanka twice a week

December 27, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka importers see freight costs plunge after US tightening

Today a container from Shanghai to Colombo is 1,100 US dollars. Back to normal.

December 22, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka Navy rescues 104 Myanmar boat people

In rough sea conditions, the Navy made a strenuous effort and rescued those 104 Myanmar nationals

December 19, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s third International Airport resumes operations after 33 months

The operation is expected to boost tourist arrivals from South India

December 12, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka's China-backed Hambantota port transships 500,000 vehicles

So far this year 223 roll-on-roll-off (RORO) vehicle carriers had called at the Port.

December 11, 2022 1 min read