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BIA records 14% rise in flight traffic in first eight months

Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) has recorded a 14.4 percent increase in flight traffic during the first eight months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. A total... Read More


Cabinet approves Rs. 3 Bn airfield facility at Rathmalana Airport

Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the construction of a new airfield facility complex at the Colombo International Airport in Rathmalana. The approval follows the Cabinet mee... Read More


Denmark to ban social media for under-15s to protect children from 'unleashed monster'

Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- Denmark will ban social media for children under 15, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced, accusing digital platforms of "stealing our children's childhood." Speaking at th... Read More


Wildlife Office to be established at Mattala Airport

Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the establishment of a dedicated Wildlife Department office at Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport in Hambantota. The decision comes in ... Read More


Bombay High Court bars Shilpa Shetty from travelling to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty has once again been stopped from leaving the country. The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused her request to travel to Colombo, Sri Lanka, for a Y... Read More


Government to discourage use of plastic bottles in Sri Lanka

Colombo, Oct. 7 -- The government is out to discourage the production and usage of plastic bottles and shift towards using glass bottles, Minister of Industries Sunil Handunetti told Parliament today.... Read More


Security-held lands in Trincomalee to be released for tourism - Deputy Minister

Colombo, Oct. 7 -- All land currently held by the security forces in the Trincomalee district will be released for tourism projects soon, Deputy Minister of Tourism Ruwan Ranasinghe told Parliament to... Read More


Postal Department must become profitable: Minister

Colombo, Oct. 7 -- The Postal Department must become a self-sustaining institution, warning that if it fails to generate profit, the government may need to reconsider maintaining it with treasury fund... Read More


Delays, distrust, dynamic prices - how 'welcoming' will World Cup be?

Sri Lanka, Oct. 7 -- Fifa president Gianni Infantino has repeatedly insisted that "the world will be welcome" during next summer's men's World Cup, which will be held mostly by the USA, with some matc... Read More


Shortage of dialysis needles resolved: Minister

Colombo, Oct. 7 -- Acknowledging that there has been a shortage of dialysis needles in Sri Lanka, Minister of Health Nalinda Jayatissa told Parliament today that arrangements have been made for the st... Read More