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Sri Lanka's Cautious Covid Welcome Reassures England Ahead Of Tests
Sri Lanka vs England: James Anderson said the "unusual" welcome with hazmat suits and disinfection sprays at the Mattala airport in Sri Lanka made the team feel safe.
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Airport Authority Asked To Submit Plan To Operate Sri Lankan Airport
Sri Lanka has asked the Airport Authority of India to submit its business plan for operating the country's loss-making Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport in southern Hambantota, Sri Lanka's Civil Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva told his country's parliament today.
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Sri Lanka Hopes India Will Buy Into Airport Without Planes. China Refused
Sri Lanka has already sold China a port that gets almost no ships. The island nation now wants India to take control of an airport with no scheduled flights.
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India To Get Control Of Sri Lanka Airport Adjoining Port Given To China
India has agreed to form a joint venture with Sri Lanka to operate the country's loss-making Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport in Hambantota, their Civil Aviation Minister has told Parliament. The $210 million facility, 241km south-east of Colombo, is dubbed the "world's emptiest airport" due to a lack of flights.
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Troops Clear Wild Animals From Sri Lanka's White-Elephant Airport
Sri Lanka has deployed troops and firecrackers to clear deer and wild buffalo from a sprawling airport, officials said today, drawing attention to a largely redundant vanity project built by a former president.
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Sri Lanka's Mattala Mahinda Rajapaksa International Airport May End up as Paddy Store
Sri Lanka's second international airport, a pet project of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his hometown built at a cost of USD 210 million, could be used as a temporary paddy storage facility, officials said on Wednesday.
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Sri Lanka's Cautious Covid Welcome Reassures England Ahead Of Tests
Sri Lanka vs England: James Anderson said the "unusual" welcome with hazmat suits and disinfection sprays at the Mattala airport in Sri Lanka made the team feel safe.
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Airport Authority Asked To Submit Plan To Operate Sri Lankan Airport
Sri Lanka has asked the Airport Authority of India to submit its business plan for operating the country's loss-making Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport in southern Hambantota, Sri Lanka's Civil Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva told his country's parliament today.
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Sri Lanka Hopes India Will Buy Into Airport Without Planes. China Refused
Sri Lanka has already sold China a port that gets almost no ships. The island nation now wants India to take control of an airport with no scheduled flights.
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India To Get Control Of Sri Lanka Airport Adjoining Port Given To China
India has agreed to form a joint venture with Sri Lanka to operate the country's loss-making Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport in Hambantota, their Civil Aviation Minister has told Parliament. The $210 million facility, 241km south-east of Colombo, is dubbed the "world's emptiest airport" due to a lack of flights.
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Troops Clear Wild Animals From Sri Lanka's White-Elephant Airport
Sri Lanka has deployed troops and firecrackers to clear deer and wild buffalo from a sprawling airport, officials said today, drawing attention to a largely redundant vanity project built by a former president.
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Sri Lanka's Mattala Mahinda Rajapaksa International Airport May End up as Paddy Store
Sri Lanka's second international airport, a pet project of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his hometown built at a cost of USD 210 million, could be used as a temporary paddy storage facility, officials said on Wednesday.
