Tag: Srilanka – News

  • Moratuwa- Egoda Uyana a beach front park by Urban Development Authority

    The Moratuwa- Egoda uyana beachfront development project initiated to provide better facilities to people, especially for children who use the beach for leisure activities, would be completed by May 2014, the Urban Development Authority (UDA) source stated that UDA sources around Rs. 24.1 million has been estimated to undertake the project funded by the private…

  • Mihin loss estimated at Rs.2.2 Billion for this Financial Year

    Mihin Lanka, the state-owned budget airline, is expected to incur an estimated loss of Rs.2.2 billion for the current financial year sourced state, Mihin Lanka, a company established — on a proposal submitted in 2006, has continued to lose billions of rupees since its inception and  though it was even declared bankrupt the government pumped…

  • Colombo Outer Circular – New Express way of Sri Lanka

    Linking all expressways in the country, Phase I of the Outer Circular Highway (OCH) connecting the Southern Expressway to Kaduwela will be declared open on March, 8. The 29.1 Km Highway built in three phases, is to link al expressways I and major roads such as Southern, Northern and Kandy Expressways as well as Colombo-…

  • 413 semi-luxury bus owners fined for poor standards

    Nearly 413 semi-luxury bus owners were fined in 2013 for not maintaining the stipulated standards in their buses stated by Private Transport Minister. And he stated that ministry was keen on making sure that semi-luxury bus owners maintained the required standards for the convenience of the passengers. None of the bus owners will be spared…

  • Luxury train services starts from Colombo to Palai from today

    A luxury train service will be operated from Colombo to Palai from Today 7th March 2013. The Railway Department extended the train service on the northern line up to Palai on Tuesday. The trail way department is expected to run to Jaffna by June and will be extended further upto Kankesanthurai on September 14.2014. Train…

  • February 28, 2014 is holiday for Hindu schools

    The Education Ministry declared February 28 as a school holiday for Hindu schools in view of Maha Sivarathri observations. Ministry Secretary Anura Dissanayake said. Hindu schools will function on March 8 to cover the holiday he said.

  • Shipping and Air travels are plans to Commence between India to South India

    Plans are underway to have shipping and an air link between in India and Jaffna soon said Consul General of India in Jaffna, V. Mahalingam stated in Jaffna International Trade Fair 2014. These two important links could improve people-to-people contacts and substantially improve trade and economic relations, and he stated that “We look forward to…

  • Indians Born and Grew Microsoft New CEO Satya Nadella

    India on Wednesday cheered the appointment of Satya Nadella as the new chief executive of Microsoft, Nadella, who became the giant company’s third CEO on Tuesday, was born and grew up in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad and studied at Mangalore University before shifting to America to further his studies and career. “India makes…

  • Diploma In journalism – April 2014 Commencement

    Sri Lanka College of journalism invites applications for the Diploma In journalism for the April 2014 intakes. This Srilanka College of Journalism is the only industry-run journalism institution in the country Diploma In journalism enrich you on Professional training in traditional and new media journalism skills Training by local and international experts On-the-job training at…

  • Category Management – Workshop on 8th February 2014

    SLIM organise a Category Management Workshop on 8th February 2014 by Prasanna Perera at Taj Samudra Hotel. The workshop is suited to Category Managers, Aspiring Category Managers, Category Executives, Modern Trade Managers and Executives   Programme Objectives To educate participants on the principles and concepts of Category Management To demonstrate practical applications of Category Management…