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Sri Lanka to go ahead with Russian firm to operate Mattala airport despite US advice

Mattala airport was built by China and was earlier offered to India

July 3, 2024 3 min read

SriLankan Airlines bidders being further evaluated: Minister

Sri Lanka "would like to see a Sri Lankan entrepreneur or consortium" buying into the airline

July 3, 2024 1 min read

Cabinet nod for developing Sri Lanka's World War II-era Hingurakkogda airbase

In early April, the minister said Sri Lanka plans to revamp the Hingurakgoda airport to an international airport.

June 25, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka looks for investment for ship building, repairing in Oluvil commercial harbour

The port has not been in operation for almost a decade due to sand deposits at the entrance

June 11, 2024 2 min read
Voyage Sri Lanka 2025 to focus on boosting blue economy

Panel discussions to focus on offshore oil & gas exploration, Trincomalee, and boat building and nautical tourism

Sri Lanka vehicle registration rise to 35,000 in July, mobikes almost at pre-crisis levels

Car and Crossover numbers also pick up

Sri Lanka begins seafood exports to Ukraine from Mattala

Sri Lanka has begun exporting seafood to Ukraine on a new route from Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport to Kiev ope...

Mahadiya Hamza
January 9, 2021 1 min read
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Sri Lanka President, India's Jaishankar discuss East Container Terminal, LNG plant

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapasksa had discussed the East Container Terminal of the Colombo Port and a liquefied ...

January 7, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka seeking investor for East Terminal, expert committee report awaited: Ports Minister

Sri Lanka is seeking an investor to complete the East Container Terminal of the Colombo Port and a report from a technic...

Imesh Ranasinghe
January 6, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka waives landing and parking fees to Mattala and Ratmalana airports

Sri Lanka is waiving landing and parking fees of international flights to Mattala and Ratmalana airports in a bid to enc...

December 27, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka reverses travel relaxation after new Covid-19 strain Foreign Ministry says

Sri Lanka has re-imposed a rule requiring prior registration of expatriates national who want to return, after a highly ...

December 22, 2020 1 min read
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Sri Lanka nationals, dual citizens allowed back on commercial flights, paid Covid-19 quarantine

Sri Lanka nationals and dual citizens abroad who can afford paid quarantine are allowed to use commercial flights to ret...

December 21, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka port workers object to India, offer to find US$500mn for terminal

Sri Lanka port workers objecting to a plan to get Indian led investment to develop a container in Colombo have offered t...

Chanka Jayasinghe
December 19, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka returnees give duty free shopping chance after Covid-19 quarantine

Expatriate Sri Lanka nationals who arrived in the country from September 01 and December 16, 2020 will be given a chance...

December 19, 2020 1 min read
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SriLankan Catering says staff traced and tested after Coronavirus infection

SriLankan Catering said it had traced contacts and tested staff after a confirmed Coronavirus infection, which had led t...

December 17, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka plans to open airport for charters, commercial flights on December 26

Sri Lanka plans to allow charter and commercial flight from December 26, the island's aviation regulator has said.

December 15, 2020 1 min read
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Sri Lanka to drop provincial prefixes from vehicle number plates

Sri Lanka will drop provincial pre-fixes from vehicle numbers to end the hassle of changing plates when a person from a ...

December 15, 2020 1 min read

SriLankan Airlines to fly to Malaysia, Singapore flights increased

State-run SriLankan Airlines said flights to Singapore will be increase to three from the current one from December 18 a...

December 13, 2020 1 min read
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China delayed loan to Sri Lanka expressway for 4.5 years: ex-highways minister

China delayed a loan for an expressway to Kandy for 4.5 years though the building contract was awarded to a Chinese cont...

Chanka Jayasinghe
December 9, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka civil aviation in historic Covid-19 challenges in 2020

Sri Lanka is marking the International Civil Aviation Day on December 07 with the sector facing severe challenges, with ...

December 7, 2020 5 min read

Hambantota port builds station for Sri Lanka police

Hambantota International Port, run by China's CM Ports group as a joint venture with Sri Lanka Ports Authority said it h...

December 6, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard wins cable ship order from France

Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard Plc, a unit of Onomichi of Japan said it had won an order to build a cable laying and repai...

December 3, 2020 2 min read
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CMA CGM in relay transshipment at Sri Lanka's Hambantota Port

France based CMA CGM shipping group has engaged in a relay transshipment at Sri Lanka's Hambantota port with two vessels...

November 29, 2020 2 min read

SriLankan Airlines loses Rs36.3bn up to Aug 2020

SriLankan Airlines has lost 36.38 billion rupees up to August 2020, amid a Coronavirus crises that hit all carriers, aga...

November 20, 2020 1 min read
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Sri Lanka Navy to buy emergency response vessel from Colombo Dockyard

Sri Lanka Navy has been cleared to purchase a Maintenance and Emergency Response Vessel (MERV) from Colombo Dockyard Plc...

November 19, 2020 1 min read

SriLankan to offer a whopping handshake to retiring employees - Cabinet

The Cabinet has approved a Voluntary Retirement Scheme for 560 employees of SriLankan Airlines which will cost a whoppin...

November 17, 2020 1 min read
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