Emirates has announced plans to add one more daily direct flight between Dubai and Colombo from December 1 to cater to the seasonal increase in the demand for travel.
The additional service, EK648/EK649, will increase the number of daily flights between the two cities to three, including two direct flights and one operating via the Maldivian capital Male, the airline said in a media release.
Emirates’ additional daily service will operate direct between Dubai and Colombo, except during December 16 to 30 when the service from Dubai to Colombo will stop over in Male.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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