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Sri Lanka will build a bunkering port in the island’s remote southern tip to service international shipping, the ports and aviation minister said Thursday.Sri Lanka will build a bunkering port in the island’s remote southern tip to service international shipping, the ports and aviation minister said Thursday. Minister Mangala Samaraweera said the government was determined […]
Limited Mobility
Sri Lanka is set to allow local private airlines to operate international flights using air service agreements the government enjoys with other countries, the aviation minister said Thursday.Sri Lanka is set to allow local private airlines to operate international flights using air service agreements the government enjoys with other countries, the aviation minister said Thursday. […]
Tsunami aid inflow puts Sri Lanka balance of payments in the black
The influx of aid since December’s tsunami disaster will lift Sri Lanka’s balance of payments into the black this year, the central bank said Friday.The influx of aid since December’s tsunami disaster will lift Sri Lanka’s balance of payments into the black this year, the central bank said Friday. Sri Lanka’s overall balance of payments […]
Joint mechanism will not marginalize minorities or fund LTTE; Jayantha Dhanapala
The proposed joint mechanism will not fund LTTE military activity and will not marginalize minorities, says Jayantha Dhanapala, the head of the Peace Secretariat.The proposed joint mechanism will not fund LTTE military activity and will not marginalize minorities, says Jayantha Dhanapala, the head of the Peace Secretariat. “The yanthranaya (mechanism) has been turned into a […]
Exports zero growth in March with textile and apparel reducing by 5.3%
Exports recorded zero growth in March, with exports of textile and apparel reducing by 5.3 percent compared to a 11.9 percent increase in January and February.Exports recorded zero growth in March, with exports of textile and apparel reducing by 5.3 percent compared to a 11.9 percent increase in January and February. “Export earnings in March […]
Panic attack over false tsunami in Galle
Inhabitants of the Southern Sri Lankan town of Galle ran away from the coast in panic fearing another tsunami, after high seas drenched part of the market area, residents said.Inhabitants of the Southern Sri Lankan town of Galle ran away from the coast in panic fearing another tsunami, after high seas drenched part of the […]
Fly Over
The US to do feasibility for Sri Lanka’s second international airport located in the South of the island, says Minister of Ports and Aviation Mangala Samaraweera.The US to do feasibility for Sri Lanka’s second international airport located in the South of the island, says Minister of Ports and Aviation Mangala Samaraweera. “The US Trade and […]
Burning Issues
National carrier SriLankan Airlines is hoping international jet fuel prices will cool off this month as it launches thrice weekly services to Beijing China from June 15.National carrier SriLankan Airlines is hoping international jet fuel prices will cool off this month as it launches thrice weekly services to Beijing China from June 15. Fuel accounts […]
Temp Jobs
Sri Lanka will import air traffic controllers from neighbouring India to prevent a shutdown of international flights in case local unions strike, the airport chief said Thursday.Sri Lanka will import air traffic controllers from neighbouring India to prevent a shutdown of international flights in case local unions strike, the airport chief said Thursday. A handful […]
Southern Sail
Sri Lanka is in talks with Chine to fund a US$ 90 mn tank farm in Hambantota – the first phase of a proposed mega port development in the South of the island. Sri Lanka is in talks with Chine to fund a US$ 90 mn tank farm in Hambantota – the first phase of […]