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Sri Lanka building 10 industrial parks, three to open next year

105 acres of land in the country have been earmarked for industrial parks

November 21, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka prison officials to get better hostel facilities

Cabinet approves provision of more residential facilities for prison officers

November 18, 2025 1 min read

Maga Engineering gets Rs1.53bn contract to build Kandy 7-storey building

Construction of 7-storey residential building in Kandy for Sri Lanka Railways under Kandy Multimodal Transport Terminal

November 18, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka Port City 34-storey office tower deal inked with developer

A Singapore based firm called Canary Wharf Holdings Pte Ltd, leads consortium

November 14, 2025 1 min read
Sri Lanka construction activity expands at slower rate in March 2026: PMI

Respondents reported a challenging operating environment, mainly due to limited availability of fuel and raw materials,

Sri Lanka urged to include apartment buyers as creditors in bankruptcy law

"In the case of the current law, only banks are considered as creditors,"

Cinnamon Life office tower to be Sri Lanka hub of India's HCL Technologies

HCL says the deal matches its growth plans in the island

August 4, 2021 1 min read
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Sri Lanka's John Keells Properties say Tri-Zen project on track

Construction progressing amid Coronavirus challenges

July 19, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka flags off US$675mn elevated expressway by China Harbour

CHEC will get a 15-year concession

June 10, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka awards BOT expressway to China Harbour Engineering

CHEC to get 15 year concession

May 25, 2021 1 min read

Colombo Port City could boost Sri Lanka's GDP by US$12bn a year: Minister Cabraal

Aims to create 83,000 dollar salaried jobs in five years

May 20, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka to borrow US$200m from ADB to upgrade rural roads

It is a tranche of a $900 million project.

May 11, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka PM flags off Rs54bn Ruwanpura Expressway

The 54.7 billon contract was awarded to Sri Lanka-based Maga Construction.

May 7, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka seeks construction partnerships with Nepal

Companies showcase expertise in green construction, urban infrastructure hydro-power, soil and geology,

May 5, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka's UDA takes over Kolpetty market

40-storey building planned as PPP will give existing shop owners places in a new shopping mall

April 27, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Prime Lands Residencies to raise up to Rs2bn in IPO

Colombo Stock Exchange said it had approved an initial public offer by Sri Lanka's Prime Land Residencies Limited, a pro...

April 24, 2021 1 min read
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Sri Lanka's Cinnamon Life completes residential tower, 30-floor office block

Sri Lanka's Cinnamon Life had completed construction of one residential tower with 196 apartments and an 30-floor office...

April 16, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka's China-backed Port City to bring in US$5bn in land sales

The passage of Colombo Port City Commission new law governing a reclaimed extension to the capital's central business di...

Chanka Jayasinghe
April 11, 2021 4 min read
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Sri Lanka to set up commission to use 'underutilized' property, half-built condos

Sri Lanka will set up a commission to take-over 'underutilized' condominiums, under-utilized lands and assets of state v...

March 24, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka newly built Macksons Tower offers flexible rents in tight economy

Macksons Tower, a newly completed 19-floor mixed development says it is offering flexible rental options support prospec...

March 13, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka golf holiday homes launched by John Keells

John Keells Properties, a unit of John Keells Holdings said it has sold most of the land plots at Victoria Golf and Coun...

February 28, 2021 1 min read

Land values Sri Lanka's Colombo district rise 4.6-pct in 2020 2H

Property in Sri Lanka's Colombo district had risen 4.6 percent in the second half of 2020 from a year earlier according ...

February 26, 2021 1 min read
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Sri Lanka's Mullen Lowe to re-design office for inspiration, creativity

MullenLowe Sri Lanka, an advertising firm said it is designing its new premises to inspire collaboration, creativity and...

February 7, 2021 2 min read

Sri Lanka starts building 28km, U$244 million irrigation tunnel

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has kicked off the construction of a 28 kilometre long irrigation tunnel costin...

February 6, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka to invite investors for BOT port warehouse complex

Sri Lanka's Minister of Ports and Shipping was given the go ahead to call investors to build a warehouse in the capital ...

January 27, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka to invite investors for elevated BOT highway in Colombo

Sri Lanka's will call investors for a fully foreign funded elevated highway in the capital Colombo to be built as a Buil...

January 27, 2021 1 min read