Category: Sri Lanka News

  • Highways Opens for Free on General Election

    Sri Lanka’s three expressways — Southern, Katunayake and the Outer Circular Highway  will be toll free from 6 am to 6 pm tomorrow in view of the general elections, a Highways Ministry official announced.

  • Launching of 100 MW Renewable Energy Projects

    Ministry of Power & Energy launched of 100 MW renewable energy projects on 10th July 2015, In line with the Energy Sector Development Plan 2015-2025 of the Ministry of Power & Energy, action has been taken to increase new Renewable Energy projects. The plan will guide the nation to develop its entire renewable potential while…

  • Ministry of Plantation Industries – Certified Price for Raw Rubber

    Rubber Development Department of Ministry of Plantation Industries Convenient way to obtain the certified Price of Rs. 350 paid to you for a Kilogram of Raw Rubber from 1st of July 2015. You have to fulfill the following requirement for that Possessing rubber cultivation with latex crop of less than 50 acres registered with Rubber…

  • National Botanical Gardens earns record revenue

    The Department of National Botanical Gardens recorded a revenue of Rs. 200 million from foreign and local tourists within the last six months. Nearly 935,000 local and 180,000 foreign tourists had visited the Botanical Gardens maintained by the Department at Peradeniya, Hakgala, Gampaha, Avissawella and Hambantota.

  • Free Sinhala / Tamil / English Translation Service

    Department of Official Languages of Sri Lanka provides FREE Sinhala / Tamil / English Translation Services, Here you enjoy the service by Clicking Below Link Click Here for Free Sinhala / Tamil / English Translation Service To translate any documents you need to submits some basic information and you have to submit your required document…

  • Foreign Currency Exchange ATM now at Sampath Bank Galle Super Branch

    Sampath Bank’s newest Foreign Currency Exchange ATM serves you in Galle 24 hours a day 365 days of the year with the best rates for your American Dollars and Euros. Apart from the ability to convert foreign currency to rupees this new ATM is also capable of serving you with all other standard features and…

  • Ratmalana Airport to be used for more civilian transportation related to tourism

    The government has drawn attention to utilize Ratmalana airport for inland civil passenger transportation. Ports Shipping and Aviation Minister Aijuna Ranatunga said. The government will look into possibilities to carry out inland passenger transportation from Ratmalana airport as far as such activities do not affect the national security, Under this, flights will be operated to…

  • Assistant teachers for Central Province schools – Interviews in Kandy and Nuwara Eliya

    Interviews to select assistant teachers for Central Province Tamil medium schools will be held on March 14. Central Province Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayake said. Applications have been called from candidates who have at least three passes at the GCE A/L examination. Speaking at the Central Province monthly meeting, the Chief Minister said 3,000 assistant teachers…

  • Special bus service in Anuradhapura pilgrims to visit atamasthana for Rs. 70/-

    A special bus service for the convenience of devotees visiting Anuradhapura on pilgrimage to pay homage to the Atamasthana was inaugurated by Internal Transport Minister Ranjith Madduma-bandara at the Anuradhapura Railway Station premises last week. The bus service starting from two points, the railway station and the Anuradhapura old bus stand premises, will charge Rs.…

  • Work on Colombo-Kandy highway to start soon

    Construction work on the Colombo-Kandy highway will begin immediately, Road Development, Higher Education and Investment Promotion Minister Kabir Hashim who was speaking in Parliament informed that government would start construction work on the Colombo-Kandy highway soon. The Minister said the matara-Beliatta-Hantantota stretch of the Southern Highway will also begin soon after negotiations with the contractors…