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Sri Lanka to make new law for domestic aviation

Sri Lanka current law administered by the Civil Aviation Authority

March 7, 2025 1 min read

SriLankan Airlines offers wireless in-flight streaming on personal devices

Passengers can now access the in-flight entertainment system on their carry-on devices

March 4, 2025 1 min read

Car carrier from Japan unloads vehicles at Sri Lanka's Hambantota port

MV Jupiter Leader of the NYK lines had Landcruisers, Hilux cabs, Prado SUVs, Toyota sedans and Suzuki vehicles

March 2, 2025 1 min read

India’s Bharat Petroleum among 6 contractors Sri Lanka approved to fuel national carrier

The contracts are awarded for two years.

February 25, 2025 1 min read
Access to Sri Lanka’s main airport hit by floods

Sri Lanka's adverse weather has killed at least 56 so far

Sri Lanka to call investors to develop Galle Port as tourist hub

We are focusing on developing Galle Port as a hub for tourism

Sri Lanka's Colombo port container volumes down 9.3-pct in June 2022

Imports and transshipment both down

August 22, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka jet fuel shortages costing SriLankan Airlines US$7mmn a month

To carry the extra fuel, we can't carry all the freight we like to into the country

Mahadiya Hamza
August 14, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka pro-govt legislator calls for privatisation of SriLankan Airlines

“We are a broken nation and we all need to get together and [uplift] the broken nation."

Neshella Perera
August 12, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka to allow electric tuk tuks

To reduce fossil fuels

August 9, 2022 1 min read

SriLanka's state-run SriLankan Airlines pays bond interest after sovereign debt default

The government defaulted an interest payment of 78 million US dollar of a sovereign bond on May 19

July 26, 2022 2 min read

Saudi plane with Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa lands in Singapore

.he Saudi Air flight SV788 landed in Changi Airport at 1917 local time (1647 Sri Lanka Time)

July 14, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka aviation minister steps down, president orders probe

Aviation

July 6, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lankan Airlines loses Rs248bn in four months after soft-peg collapse

Forex loss Rs145bn

July 5, 2022 2 min read

Two cruise ships laid up in Sri Lanka's China-backed Hambantota Port

Ships are laid up when they are taken off profitable service.

July 3, 2022 1 min read
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Sri Lanka's Colombo Port says has fuel to continue operations

Has 32,000MT of fuel

July 1, 2022 1 min read
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Sri Lanka to re-open Jaffna airport for international flights

The cabinet has given the approval to re-initiate the operation effecting from July 01,2022

June 28, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka faces risk of international airlines pullout after fuel notice

After June 28, 2022, aircraft will have to carry their return fuel according to the CA notice to airmen (NOTAM)

Mahadiya Hamza
June 28, 2022 2 min read
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Amid Chinese tourism shutdown, Sri Lanka says flights to and from Beijing to increase

Flights were restricted after Covid-19 pandemic outbreak in 2020.

June 20, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka's China-backed Hambanota port gets STS cranes for bulk cargo

HIP to almost double productivity levels, with the new cranes

June 20, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka court suspends enjoining order issued against Russian Aeroflot flight

The court will decide whether or not to issue an interim injunction, the sources added.

June 6, 2022 1 min read

Aeroflot grounding lands Sri Lanka in diplomatic spat with Russia

Foreign Ministry say the matter is being considered through diplomatic channels

June 4, 2022 2 min read

SriLankan Airlines loses Rs170bn in 2021 amid soft-peg collapse

In the year to March 2022 finance costs went up to Rs122.5bn Rs35.6bn and unrealized forex losses were Rs47.7bn

June 4, 2022 2 min read
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Aeroflot suspends Sri Lanka commercial flights

Empty flights to take back passengers

June 4, 2022 1 min read

Loss making SriLankan completes MRO service for Oman's Salam Air

SriLankan Airline's losses have accumulated to 372 billion rupees by end March 2021.

Neshella Perera
June 3, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka PM reveals plan to prevent tuk-tuk fuel shortage

Three-wheel drivers have been significantly affected by the fuel shortage, price hike

Neshella Perera
June 3, 2022 2 min read