Air Vice Marshall Sumangala Dias appointed new Air Force Commander

Colombo Stock Exchange faces technical issue

The Colombo Stock Exchange faced a technical issue today as a result of which it did not close at the usual time. The Stock Market operated by the CSE which was scheduled to close automatically at 2.30pm did not close due to a technical fault. The market was manually halted and closed at 2.39pm, the marketing and international relations department of the CSE said. In the interest of minimizing the Impact to investors and in the best judgement of the CSE management, it was decided that all tra

09 Feb, 2022

Uzbekistan Airways commences charter operations to Mattala

Uzbekistan Airways, the flag carrier airline of Uzbekistan, will commence operations at the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport on the 9th of February 2022. The airline will operate a weekly flight between Uzbekistan and Mattala every Wednesday starting from 9th February 2022. Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited met with the airline at the Air Service World Congress 2021 Forum, held in Dubai last December, and had extensive discussions with Uzbekistan Airways, and a

08 Feb, 2022

India seeks clearance for Tamil Nadu delegation to visit Sri Lanka

India has sought clearance for a delegation from Tamil Nadu to visit Sri Lanka to discuss the fate of unsalvageable Indian fishing boats in Sri Lanka. The High Commission of India in Sri Lanka said that it has seen several reports and statements regarding auctioning of Indian fishing vessels in Sri Lanka. “At the outset, it is stressed that there is an existing bilateral understanding between the Government of India and Government of Sri Lanka on the matter,” the High Commission said. The Hig

09 Feb, 2022