Tag: Srilanka – News
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Colombo City and Subs Garbage going to be Solid Waste to Puttalam
For the first time in Sri Lanka history, the Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) will transport garbage as part of a solid-waste disposal project in which garbage will be collected from Colombo City and the suburbs. The garbage will be disposed at a site in Aruakkalu in Puttalam under a newly formulated Municipal Solid Waste Disposal…
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How to search where the train is in Sri lanka (system to keep track of trains) – Click www.slrail.info
A new train tracking system to enable the public view coastline train movements, has been launched. The train tracking system named Railway Traffic Optimisation System (RTOS) was launched today at the University of Colombo’s School of Computing (UCSC), and could be viewed on www.slrail.info General Manager Railways, B.A.PAriyaratne said the system was developed based on…
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Commercial Bank begins renovation of Sri Pada steps – as CSR Activity
The Commercial Bank has begun work on renovating two sections of the steps to the summit of Sri Pada for the benefit of thousands of pilgrims who make the trek up Sri Lanka’s holy mountain. The Bank’s CSR Trust has allocated substantial funds for the project, which entails repairs to the steps between lamp posts…
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Government allows import of high-powered motorbikes
The Government will allow the import of high powered motorcycles -from 450 cc to 1001 cc — upon payment of duty. The decision by the Cabinet of Ministers overturns objections earlier by the Police that they did not possess such high capacity motorcycles to cope with an influx. Ministers have decided to lift the restrictions…
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Second private medical college in Kandy
Sri Lanka’s second private medical college will be opened in Kandy. Plans have been finalized and construction work will begin soon, said Higher Education Minister S.B. Dissanayake. The minister said there is a heavy drain on foreign exchange due to a large number of Sri Lankan students seeking higher education abroad. Since the duty of…
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Passport passback service for UK visa in SL
The British High Commission yesterday announced that it had started passport passback service for applicants in Colombo from August 11. Passport passback is a userpay service that enables customers to retain their passports for the majority of the application processing period. Such an option will be useful for frequent travellers, particularly business visitors, holiday-makers planning…
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NSBM Green University Town will be open in 2015
South Asia’s first Green University Town, NSBM will be open for both Sri Lankan and foreign students by the end of 2015. The university town is a great investment as the country can save a large amount of money spent by students for their foreign university degrees. The university, being constructed in 26 acres at…
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Mihin lanka and Srilankan Airlines be merged: cope
Srilanka government is looking forward to merged Mihin Lanka and Srilankan Airline to reduce the losses made by borrowing at high interest rates. The COPE minister says Mihin Lanka could be operated as a profit making venture and therefore has the potential to be converted into such a venture. But at the moment both Mihin…
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POWER SUPPLY TO REACH 100% AFTER COMPLETION
The transmission of 300 MWs to the national grid from the third and final phase of the Lakvijaya Coal Power Plant (LCPP) was expected to begin by the end of August, Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) announced. Two generators are running at the moment with a capacity of 300 MWs each and the installation of a…