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Soaring fuel prices are squeezing international trade, with global cargo growth – a leading economic indicator of business - slowing over previous years. …

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SriLankan Airlines will piggyback on codeshare agreements with Emirates to expand its network to Sydney and Cyprus, even as soaring fuel prices puts the breaks …

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Travelling Light

Emirates Airlines has opened a visa processing centre at its Colombo city office, for the convenience of Sri Lankans travelling or transiting through Dubai. …

Setting Sail

Maritime Holdings Limited (MHL), adopts a new corporate identity this week, in an initiative to encapsulate and project its unique and multi-sectoral …

Level Ground

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SriLankan Catering, a subsidiary of SriLankan Airlines on Thursday inked a deal to borrow US$ 22.5 million from a consortium of local banks to build a new …

Flight Trouble

SriLankan Airlines will jack up ticket prices by US$ 20 to key destinations from July 15, as soaring fuel prices threaten to set its balance sheet on fire. …

Fresh Draft

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said it will review the Southern highway project by end this year, to tackle environmental and re-settlement complaints. …

Watch Out

Sri Lanka warned Thursday it may resort to legal action against neighbouring India over its plan to dredge the shallow sea dividing the two nations, but hoped …

Open Wide

Sri Lanka will lobby Malaysia for an Open Skies Agreement this week, freeing up more air routes between the countries, ahead of a second national airline …

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Air freight traffic slumped in Asia in May as high oil prices take the shine off global business and threatens to push the global airline industry further into …

Road Rehab

Inadequate funds to maintain Sri Lanka’s roads means all 15,000 km of provincial roads now need to be torn up and re-laid, with other highways under threat. …

Flight Control

The Civil Aviation Authority may draw up new rules to better regulate airlines that fly in to Sri Lanka or set up shop here, for a better handle on passenger …

Changing Tracks

Draft changes to the Railways act, that will allow the commuter service to partner the private sector is being finalized before going for Cabinet approval. buy …

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Bus strike called off as government agrees to a 15 percent bus fare increase, from Friday, June 10. Bus strike called off as government agrees to a 15 percent …

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A bus fare increase looming this month as private bus operators demand compensation for the sharp jump in operating costs. online pharmacy …

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Railway authorities are in negotiations with the Transport Ministry to urgently up its fares after Sunday’s fuel price hike. Railway authorities are in …