Category: Sri Lanka News

  • Maradana to Battaramulla Train Service about to start in January 2016

    The newly proposed Maradana to Battaramulla railway line hoping to reduce heavy traffic from maradana, boralla, rajagiriya and battaramulla. The government is considering its options in obtaining financial support from Asian Development Bank (ADB) to construct a new railway line from Maradana to Battaramulla. Official stated that government is planning to negotiate with the Asian…

  • SriLankan Airline New Business Strategies of MRO and Domestic Flight services

    SriLankan Airlines will negotiate with an Asian based air service company to begin a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) centre at the Mattala airport in Hambatota. SriLankan Airlines Chairman Ajith Dias states proposal for an MRO at the Mattala international airport was in the pipeline for several years but it never got off. We are…

  • 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…

  • Sri Lanka is to face huge traffic near soon and suggestion to avoid traffic in Colombo

    Motor Traffic Department of Sri Lanka has made a statement stated that they received 491,628 vehicles registration for first 8 months of this year. Last year first 8 month vehicle registrations were 429,556 and it has increase by 14.45% over the year. The highest numbers of vehicles registered this year were motorbikes and three-wheelers, which…

  • How to take ERP Loan of 30% before retirement

    Ministry of Labour stated that In pursuant to the Employees Provident Fund Act No. 15 of 19S8, as amended by the Act No. 02 of 2012, for each member of the Employees Provident Fund employed at present, release of thirty per cent (30%) of the sum having credited to his personal account, for the purposes…

  • Commercial Bank open its new Bank services in Maldives

    The Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC has announced It is plans to extend their services to the Maldives following the receipt of regulatory approval. Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC is a Sri Lanka’s largest private bank  have obtained an approval from both the Maldives Monetary Authority and the Central Bank of Sri Lanka to set…