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Some 75 years after plans were first mentioned about a second international airport to grow air services on the island country of Sri Lanka, the new Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) in ...

The Sri Lankan government announced at the end of June that it is looking for Expressions of Interest (EOI) from investors who would like to take over commercial operations at Mattala Rajapaksa ...

COLOMBO, (IANS) – An Indian firm jointly taking over the management of China-built country’s second biggest airport in Hambantota – one of the hotspots of China’s controversial Belt and Road ...

COLOMBO (Reuters) - President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday opened Sri Lanka's second international airport, funded by a $209 million Chinese loan, in his native district which he hopes to turn into a ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- One passenger was killed and dozens were injured Thursday in a stampede to evacuate a Saudi Air plane after a bomb threat was phoned in to Sri Lanka's only international airport, ...

Daily Emirates flights carry emergency food and supplies to Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah, in partnership with Dubai ...

Some 70 years after plans were first muted for a second international airport to boost support air services on the island state of Sri Lanka, the new Hambantota Airport is set to become a reality when ...

March 25, 2007, 5:41 PM EDT / Source: Reuters Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels attacked Sri Lanka's international airport north of the capital Colombo before dawn on Monday, the military said, and ...

COLOMBO – Sri Lanka will deploy a special strike force to keep wild elephants away from a loss-making airport in a bid to encourage airlines to use it, the government said on Oct 8. Media Minister ...