Category: Shipping and Transport

A Cathay Pacific flight was diverted to Sri Lanka Friday to seek emergency medical help for a Japanese woman who was declared dead on arrival in hospital after suffering a blood clot, officials said.A Cathay Pacific flight was diverted to Sri Lanka Friday to seek emergency medical help for a Japanese woman who was declared […]

The Railway Dept. says it urgently needs to hike its fares to cushion a 10 percent rise in its recurrent costs. The Railway Dept. says it urgently needs to hike its fares to cushion a 10 percent rise in its recurrent costs. A raised salary bill and higher fuel cost compared to a year ago […]

Bicycles will be brought under the local government’s fold again, with a draft legislation looking to tighten the chains on the industry.Officials say bicycles licenses, which went out of use in the mid 1990s will be brought back, to help regulate users, curb road accidents and the industry. Meanwhile, the draft legislation also hopes make […]

Sri Lanka’s aviation authorities have identified a new location for the second international airport for the island. Sri Lanka’s aviation authorities have identified a new location for the second international airport for the island. The 800-acre plot is located in Habaraduwa in the Galle District, near an existing airstrip in Koggala. “The next step will […]

Trishaw owners have become a privileged lot, first fuel subsidies and tax cuts from the government and now individual attention from Peoples Bank.Trishaw owners have become a privileged lot, first fuel subsidies and tax cuts from the government and now individual attention from Peoples Bank. The bank says there are 200,000 registered three wheelers, with […]

The contentious Southern expressway’s troubles are still far from over, with the Rs.27 bn road ending up before the UN this week.The contentious Southern expressway’s troubles are still far from over, with the Rs. 27 bn road ending up before the UN this week. The ill-fated highway went before the United Nations Human Rights Commission […]

The Colombo port could start scanning its cargo for nuclear and radioactive content by end next year under the US Megaports initiative.The Colombo port could start scanning its cargo for nuclear and radioactive content by end next year under the US Megaports initiative. A visiting US team will end a third round of talks with […]

Sri Lanka may soon have to amend its European bilateral Air Service Agreements to allow for a Common Sky, as the EU starts to push the buttons to fall in line.Sri Lanka may soon have to amend its European bilateral Air Service Agreements to allow for a Common Sky, as the EU starts to push […]

The local railway is hoping to build its fleet by making trains at home but the plan hinges on a successful test run next year. The local railway is hoping to build its fleet by making trains at home but the plan hinges on a successful test run next year. Sri Lanka’s railway coupled up […]

Sri Lanka’s railway is badly in need of a lifeline, a big fat one in that, instead for years now its has been thrown a thread to hang on to. Sri Lanka’s railway is badly in need of a lifeline, a big fat one in that, instead for years now its has been thrown a […]

China has allowed SriLankan Airlines to operate four cargo services a week to Shanghai with immediate effect.China has allowed SriLankan Airlines to operate four cargo services a week to Shanghai with immediate effect. The deal which was inked late October, is in addition to rights to operate four weekly passenger services to Beijing and Shanghai […]

The Rail fares could be revised with flat zonal rates introduced to increase revenues and productivity in the ailing Railways Department.The Rail fares could be revised with flat zonal rates introduced to increase revenues and productivity in the ailing Railways Department. Railways Chief Priyal de Silva told Lanka Business Online that the Department was now […]