Air India’s associate airline, Alliance Air, is reportedly looking at operating direct flights to both Sri Lanka’s northern Palaly Airport and Batticaloa Airport in the country’s eastern province.
Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Tung – Lai Margue has reportedly said that Sri Lanka should develop and implement long term strategic visions and make use of the country’s location as a maritime hub as well as an IT hub to support the economic growth.
The World famous CNN journalist Richard Quest has reportedly called on Sri Lanka not to waste a crisis in reference to the opportunities presented by the tragic events of Easter Sunday in the country in April this year.
Sri Lanka is calling for investor proposals to construct a hotel, convention center, hospital and international school in China’s freshly reclaimed territory.
The Board of Investment reported that Japan’s Sugano Packing Materials Co., Ltd., is setting up a Sri Lankan plant to manufacture flexible packaging to be used in part by tea exporters.