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Colombo Airport (CMB) Re Opens for daytime flights on schedule

4th April 2017

Colombo Airport (CMB) Re Opens for daytime flights on schedule Civil Aviation and Transport Ministry said today 4th April 2017 that. “The main runway of the Bandaranaike Airport (CMB) ie Colombo International Airport will become fully operational again for daytime flights on Thursday April 06th 2017″. The Srilankan Airlines’ new aircraft (UL-1162) would make the first landing on the runway. The airport’s main runway was closed for renovations on January 6. Ministry said the construction…
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Scandinavia to Sri Lanka Direct

10th March 2017

Fly Dreamliner direct from Stockholm or Helsinki Thomson Airways now flies their new luxury Boeing 787 Dreamliner weekly to Colombo Sri Lanka from Stockholm in Sweden and Helsinki in Finland. These are both direct non stop flight of 10 hours and Premium Class are also available. These flights are a real show to Thomson Tui’s committment to Sri Lanka as they are an addition to the direct service from London Gatwick. Seats are sold on…
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Sri Lankan Tea Sector in Crisis

22nd September 2016

Sri Lankan Tea Sector in Crisis The Sri Lankan tea sector is going through rough times. The tea plantations were nationalised in the 1970’s in an effort to run the estates under one umbrella. but with failing output, they were offered back via public auctions in 1992. Various conglomerates such as Keell’s, Aitken Spence and Hayleys saw an opportunity to vertical integrate tea production for sale and became major share holders of some of the…
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The Sri Lankan Piggy Bank

21st September 2016

When it comes to saving, Sri Lankans have a lower saving rate than other Asian countries. Compare for example the Sri Lankan saving rate of 23%, compared to that of Singapore (53%), and of Malaysia (33%). India and the Philippines also have a higher saving rate of 31%. Reasons for this could be the low average salary of say 20,000 to 30,000 rps (US138 to US207) per month. However it may be down to the…
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New Coffee Bar In Ella

28th August 2016

There’s a new coffee bar in town, in Ella Town. Located opposite Passara Road junction with Welliwaya Road, you can now get your coffee fix, American style. Or perhaps that should be Italian style, as the coffee brand used is “Lavazza”. The hot coffees on offer are Espresso, Espresso Dopio, Caffé Americano, Cappuccino, Caffé Mocha, Café Latte, Flat White, Caramel Macchiato and there is Swiss Hot Chocolate too. The cold versions are Iced CAffé Latte,…
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Colombo Airport (CMB) Re Opens for daytime flights on schedule

Scandinavia to Sri Lanka Direct

Sri Lankan Tea Sector in Crisis

The Sri Lankan Piggy Bank

New Coffee Bar In Ella

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