The renovated runway of the Bandaranaike International Airport was launched yesterday enabling the airport to return to its normal flight schedule from midnight today.
A newly acquired aircraft by SriLankan Airlines from Trivandrum, India with 121 passengers was the first to land following a ceremony presided over by Minister Transport and Civil Aviation Nimal Sripala de Silva.
Mr de Silva said if the renovation had not taken place there would have been a position that flights will not be able to land from next year onwards..
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The funeral of arguably the Queen of the Sinhala cinema Malini Fonseka, will be held with state honours on Monday, May 26, 2025, at the Independence Square.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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