Month: November 2015

  • Korean company keen to start Mega City project in Sri lanka

    Top officials from one of the world’s leading township developers, Korea Land and Housing Corporation were in Sri Lanka looking for a township development project to the value in excess of USS 5 billion. The team met senior officials of the Megapolis Authority last week and informed that they are here on a fact finding…

  • Solar power electricity for over 800 houses in Hambantota

    The solar power plant set up at Buruthakanda in Hambantota under the clean energy programme supplies electricity to over 800 rural houses. This is to fulfill the target is to achieve 10 percent of power generation using renewable energy. The pilot project will try to realize the full potential of solar energy by mitigating risks…

  • More jobs for Sri Lankans in Korea

    The Korean government has agreed to increase the number of jobs provided to Sri Lankans said so following a meeting with Provincial Councils and Local Government Minister Faiser Musthapha and Korean Ambassador Wonsam Chang. He further said korean ambassador promised to offer technical needs for local government institutions and developing bilateral ties between Korea and Sri Lanka.

  • Leadership Training Programme will be at Universities

    University Affairs State Minister Mohan Lal Grero said leadership training will be carried out after enrolling students at university base. Accordingly, the training will be given at the university premises by the particular university for selected undergraduates. The content of the training programme will be designed by the particular university. Even though, positive attitude and…

  • Government loan for Samurdhi Officers

    Social Empowerment and Welfare Minister S. B. Dissanayake stated that all officers in the Samurdhi scheme are entitled to receive an instant Rs. one million (Rs. 10Lakh) loan from the Samurdhi Fund. The Samurdhi Fund has exceeded Rs. 100 billion and all the Samurdhi officers can obtain a Rs. 1 million soft loan. Samurdhi officers…