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The fresh push to commercialize the state-owned facility comes after a previous attempt to manage the airport failed.
"Once the recommendation from this committee is done, then we'll go for a EOI or RFP"
The port currently houses “more than 50,000 vehicles (both transhipment and local imports)
The 70 ton Bollard Pull (BP) Twin Azimuth Stern Drive type port tugs are for the Sri Lanka Ports Authority.
Sri Lanka govt cancelled a tripartite deal with India and Japan on ECT development in 2020
As airspace in certain parts of the Middle East continues to remain closed due to the ongoing conflict
All top global airlines operating in the Middle east are paralyzed due to escalating crisis
Expects to increase Indian passenger traffic by 12 percent next year
State-owned SriLankan, Singapore Airlines are have already rolled out self check-in counters at BIA
SriLankan is 12th Airline in the world to obtain the certificate and the first in South Asia
To purchase new STS cranes
Japan financed e-gate project, IOM implemented
India is giving a grant of 5 million dollars to rebuild the track
Training will be conducted using Civil Aviation Authority approved Airbus A320 flight simulators
HIP handled 8.24 million metric tonnes of cargo in 2025, up 175 percent from 3.0 million metric tonnes
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Projects in other areas will also be launched in the coming days
The upgrading comes with the start of peak tourism season in Sri Lanka
A former Chairman of Sri Lanka Ports Authority
We will also commence the restoration work on the Northern railway line
The amphibian aircraft is involved in carrying tourists
Sri Lanka's vehicle registration system has been in crisis for months, with delays in providing plates
The Nanu Oya to Badulla track, alone was estimated to cost around US$127mn to fix
The project started in 2023 with 1,170 mn Japanese yen grant
Ambassador Qi Zhenhong had promised to convey the request to the Chinese government
The last week of November also saw cyclone Ditwah hitting Sri Lanka
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