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Flight full of Royalists and Thomians arrive in Colombo

A SriLankan Airlines flight full of Royalists and Thomians arrived in Colombo from Australia to attend the annual Royal-Thomian cricket encounter. Named the ‘Royal-Thomian Airbus’, SriLankan Airlines 605 left Melbourne after the Royal College and S. Thomas College school flags were waved from the windows of the cockpit. Several Royalists and Thomians based in Australia took the flight to Colombo to attend the historic 145th Battle of the Blues. Similarly, several Royalists and Thomians based

03 Mar, 2024

Etihad increases flights to Colombo following spike in tourist arrivals

Etihad Airways, the national Career of the United Arab Emirates, will increase the frequency of flight operations to Colombo effective from 1st May 2024. Etihad Airways, which has 10 weekly flight frequencies at present, will be operating 13 flights a week from the 01st of May 2024 (2 flights on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 1 flight on Wednesday) & 20 flights per week from the 15th of June (03 flights on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 2 flights

01 Mar, 2024

Sri Lanka rejects external evidence gathering mechanism

Sri Lanka reiterated its categorical rejection of an external evidence gathering mechanism related to human rights, stemming from two UN resolutions. Speaking at the?55th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Himalee Arunatilaka, Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva said that the Government of Sri Lanka, to overcome the challenges of the recent past, prioritized economic recovery and reconciliation objectives, while ensuring that the country?s democra

02 Mar, 2024