Emirates to increase flights to ColomboDubai-based Emirates, one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, will add three more flights per week to Colombo from June 30 to meet rising demand. The additional services, which will operate between Dubai and Colombo on More… |
Sri Lanka to ease foreign ownership restrictionsSri Lanka will allow foreigners full ownership of businesses if they invest more than $10 million, a minister said, and the measure will likely be introduced within two months. The proposed change comes as the $59 billion economy More… |
Bahrain’s personal cargo market 'to grow 20pc'The personal cargo market, now the fifth largest export segment in Bahrain, is expected to grow by 15-20 per cent year-on-year, on the back of a rise in the number of expatriates having high-paid jobs, said a top official. "E More… |
Sri Lanka embassy opens in BahrainSri Lanka has opened its first fully operational embassy in Bahrain, which will work towards boosting ties between the two countries and support its 20,000-plus community members. The embassy was up and running following months of More… |
Flydubai plans double daily flights to Sri LankaFlydubai, Dubai’s low-cost airline, will fly double daily to Sri Lanka starting this summer, bringing the total number of weekly flights to 14. The announcement comes a week after the carr More… |
Air Arabia launches flights to Mattala in Sri LankaAir Arabia, the largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, today touched down at Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport in Sri Lanka. The inaugural flight which landed More… |
Sri Lanka bans land sales to foreignersSri Lanka has decided to ban land sales to foreigners after finding that some offshore investors did not use land and property purchases to benefit the nation's economy, the government spokesman said on Thursday. More… |
Turkish Airlines starts Colombo flightsTurkish Airlines, the national flag carrier of Turkey, has started flights to Colombo, Sri Lanka, operating five days a week. Colombo makes it the airline’s 219th destination and 98th country, a statement from the company sa More… |
Iran ship back home after Sri Lankan escapeAn Iranian-flagged cargo ship that fled Sri Lankan waters after weeks of detention by the island nation's navy has arrived back in Iran, according to ship-tracking data published by Reuters. The Sri Lankan navy fired warning s More… |
Sri Lanka to phase out maids going to SaudiSri Lanka will gradually stop allowing women going to Saudi Arabia to be housemaids after a Sri Lankan was executed in the country over the death of an infant in her care, the Colombo government said. More… |








