Sri Lanka is seeking investors for Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport. The airport has been a financial drain since opening in 2013. A...

Sri Lanka's decision to refuse landing permission for two US fighter jets at Mattala International Airport is a testament to their commitme...

Sri Lanka strategically partners with India and Russia amidst 2022 financial turmoil, entrusting Mattala Airport's management for sustainab...

A joint venture between an Indian and a Russian firm has won a 30-year contract to manage Sri Lanka's Mattala Rajapaksa International Airpo...

The airport, which saw a crash of a Yeti Airlines flight on January 15, cannot host medium sized narrow body aircraft like A320 and B737 du...

'Banking on Beijing', published by Cambridge University Press, found that in those countries that receive Chinese financial support, fundin...

The USD 210 million facility, 241km south-east of Colombo, is dubbed the "world's emptiest airport" due to a lack of flights.

Addressing a programme at London's Oxford University on Monday, Wickremesinghe said some people are seeing "imaginary Chinese Naval bases i...

While China wanted to build houses made of concrete in the conflict-ravaged area, the locals want homes made of bricks in the traditional f...

Dubbed as the "world's emptiest airport" due to lack of flights, the MRIA was built with high interest commercial loans from China by the M...

The airport was officially opened in March 2013. The only international flight operating from there was halted in May due to recurrent loss...

The development potentially extends India’s outreach in the Indian Ocean, where China is pursuing an expansionist policy.

What is happening to Sri Lanka is a dire alert for small countries against China's colonial advances wrapped in benign global treaties.

Mattala airport, named after former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, is dubbed the world's emptiest airport due to a lack of flights.

The money was reportedly withheld due to a dispute over the use of the port's facilities. China wants to use it for entertainment purposes.

Sri Lanka's handing over the loss-making Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport to India will be a move against China's tightening noose o...

The facility would be developed as a regional centre for repair and maintenance of Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircrafts and it is hoped to ...