The air traffic in Mattala Aiport has seen a boost in recent weeks owing to the ongoing reconstruction work at the Katunayake International Airport.
According to the Chief Aiport Managaer at Mattala, Upul Kalansuriya more than 80 flights have passed through the aiport
With the ongoing runway repair work at Katunayake, the Beijing and Shanghai-bound SriLankan Airlines flights have been diverted from the Bandaranaike International Airport to the Mattala Airport for two-and-a-half hours before continuing to China.
This situation is due to scheduling problems resulting from the closure of the BIA runway from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.Only flights from China have been diverted to Mattala.
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A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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