Emirates plane makes emergency landing at BIA

Emirates Airline Airbus A380 with 501 passengers onboard flying from Sydney to Dubai has made an emergency landing at the Bandaranaike International Airport early today due to a technical failure. MORE..

June 26, 2015  08:26 am|

Govt in special discussions with Emirates CEO

A group of top officials from Sri Lanka’s civil aviation sector met Emirates Airline’s incumbent President and Chief Executive Officer Tim Clark in Dubai recently for consultations to develop the island’s aviation services and its allied industries, said very reliable sources. MORE..

May 14, 2015  03:21 pm|

Indian man kills Sri Lankan nurse in Kuwait

An Indian man murdered a Sri Lankan nurse in Kuwait following a rift over a KD500 (Rs 220,860) debt, a newspaper in the oil-rich Gulf emirate reported. MORE..

May 12, 2015  03:52 pm|

Sri Lankan jailed for killing wife in Dubai

A Sri Lankan man, who killed his wife after suspecting that she cheated on him and had extramarital affairs, has been jailed for life by a Dubai court. MORE..

March 26, 2015  09:59 am|

Sri Lanka and Qatar sign three MoUs

President Maithripala Sirisena and Emir of Qatar His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani presided over the signing ceremony of three memorandums of understanding between the two countries at the Presidential Secretariat on Tuesday (25), the Government Information Department said in a statement. MORE...

March 25, 2015  10:37 am|

Qatar Emir arrives today, special traffic plan in Colombo

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani will arrive in the island today (24), the Defence Ministry said. MORE...

March 24, 2015  12:09 pm|