Sri Lanka to build mega entertainment park to boost tourism
COLOMBO, July 2019: Sri Lanka’s state-owned Board of Investment (BOI) has signed an agreement with Germany’s Melchers Group to construct a mega family entertainment park…
100-year old Maho-Omanthai rail line to be upgraded with Indian assistance
COLOMBO, July 2019: The Sri Lankan government and India’s IRCON International Limited have signed a $91.26 million agreement for upgrading the 130 km-long Maho-Omanthai rail…
Security crackdown may help in fight against blast fishing
COLOMBO, June 2019: A crackdown on unregulated explosives in the aftermath of deadly terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, April 21, may help…
Increase in passport fees
COLOMBO, June 2019: The Department of Immigration and Emigration has increased the fees for issuance of passports with effect from June 1 in line with…
Steer youth away from extremist ideologies, eliminate root causes: The Religions for Responsible Governance
COLOMBO: May 2019: The Religions for Responsible Governance (RRG), said it condemned the senseless and brutal attacks aimed at two Roman Catholic churches, in Colombo…
Sri Lanka opens China-funded railway line
COLOMBO, April 2019: China has financed and constructed Sri Lanka’s first new railway line after the island nation became independent in 1948. The 26.75-km long…
Japan funds Colombo light rail system
COLOMBO, March 2019: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), a Japanese government lender, will loan Sri Lanka 30 billion Japanese yen ($268m) to build a…
New Cabinet of Ministers
COLOMBO: President Maithripala Sirisena on Thursday ( 20 December) appointed 28 lawmakers and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as Cabinet ministers. President Sirisena administered oaths at…
Send an SMS to help prevent elephant-train collisions
COLOMBO: The Department of Railways has introduced an SMS hotline 070-4445454 to inform about locations of elephant herds on railway lines countrywide in collaboration with…
Increase in luxury cruise ships calling at Colombo Port
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has recorded a 29 percent growth in luxury cruise ships calling at the Port of Colombo in the first 10 months of…