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High Seas
Cost of trade with the west could rise further with shipping cartels plying the Asia-Europe routs tipped to mark up freight rates from December 2006. buy …
Dutch Built
Sri Lanka’s northern most port – Kankesanturai will get a 45 million euro makeover courtesy of the Dutch government. online pharmacy buy spiriva inhaler …
Stuck in Traffic
Transport sector analysts say the government’s latest strategy to introduce air-conditioned double-decker buses and add 2000 forty-seater buses will not help …
It Wasn’t Me
A Sri Lankan airforce spy plane crashed inside rebel-held territory in the island's north Wednesday, military sources said. A Sri Lankan airforce spy plane …
Freak Accident
An Indonesian woman passenger was killed and six injured Sunday in a freak accident while disembarking from an SriLankan airlines aircraft at the island's only …
Sailing South
The government this week signed over a US$ 87 million tender to a Chinese firm to build the proposed Hambantota tank farm and bunkering facility. The …
Falling Flight
Fuel surcharges by airlines may finally be putting a drag on demand, as passenger numbers and cargo volumes slow in August on the back of high oil prices. …
Bomb Hoax
A bomb scare forced a London-bound Sri Lankan Airlines plane to return to the island's only international airport here 40 minutes after take off Monday, an …
Cross Shopping
The Railway Authority says it will help set up small businesses for the men manning its bamboo gates at level crossings, to ensure their presence at their …
Robot Cop
Sri Lanka’s traffic police have sought new armory to force insurance companies to report road accidents, after discovering empty pages in national road …
Worry Lines
Environmental conservation groups say the Sethusamudram project, which is set to dredge a continuous navigable route through the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk …
Low Tide
November Presidential polls could stall an already delayed south port project, making Sri Lanka’s port sector more vulnerable to regional competition.buy …
Double Whammy!
SriLankan Airlines group net profits slumped 75 percent last year, dragged down by hefty oil bill and a fall in passenger numbers following the Dec. 26 …
On the Road
Cabinet this week approved US$ 310 million in donor funding to reconstruct 1137 kilometers of road and 25 major bridges in the tsunami affected coastal regions …
On the Road
The Freedom Alliance Government will look to push the current state of emergency into another month, with a parliamentary debate on the issue scheduled for …
Safe Landings
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Paper Trail
A new ticketing system for airlines and travel agents will kick off in October this year, cutting the long paper trail between agents and airlines A new …
Flight Aborted – Update
A woman was killed and 62 passengers injured in a stampede Thursday after a bomb scare aboard a Saudi jumbo jet which was about to take off from Sri Lanka's …
Flight Aborted
A woman was killed and 62 passengers were wounded in a stampede Thursday following a bomb hoax aboard a Saudi Arabian Airlines jumbo jet which was about to …