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Construction and Real Estate

Sri Lanka to complete repair of Maharagama-Piliyandala road

The OPEC Fund for International Development provided US$ 50 million for improvement of 46km of roads in Colombo District

November 4, 2025 1 min read

N K U Rohana appointed Sri Lanka Surveyor General

He replaces Y G Gnanathilaka, who retired on October 1.

October 22, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka to introduce national building code with World Bank help

Due to absence of a national building code in force in Sri Lanka, problems have arisen regarding the structural safety

October 22, 2025 2 min read

India committed to empowering Indian-origin Tamil community in Sri Lanka: Jha

Phase IV of Stage 2 of the project was launched on Sunday at an event held at Bandarawela attended by president

October 14, 2025 2 min read
Sri Lanka to construct 1,000 temporary residences for cyclone victims

6,088 houses were completely destroyed during the cyclone, and 115,179 partially damaged, Jayatissa said.

Sri Lanka looks for investors for Maradana land

Land to be used for a new invention/information technology-related, mixed development project

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
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Nathaniel Rothschild visits Sri Lanka Port City

Nathaniel Rothschild, a member of a Europe-based investment banking family, had visited Sri Lanka's Port City as part o...

January 15, 2021 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Browns and China Harbour ink deal for Port City towers

Browns Investments said it had inked a deal to join China Harbour Engineering in a 450 million dollar mixed development ...

December 17, 2020 2 min read
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Sri Lanka's Port City says Covid-19 positive China workers linked to another site

CHEC Port City Colombo, which has reclaimed the sea off Sri Lanka's capital says four workers from China that tested pos...

November 14, 2020 2 min read

China construction workers in Sri Lanka hit by Coronavirus

Four Chinese nationals working in a construction site in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo and two locals have been confirmed ...

November 13, 2020 1 min read

India ITC hotel Covid-19 workers in Sri Lanka for over a year

Construction workers linked WelcomHotels Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, a unit of India's ITC group has been resident in Sri Lanka for...

November 12, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka rents falling on expat exit, Covid-19 but low rates help real estate buys

Sri Lanka's Coronavirus crises and an exit of expatriates have lowered rents but real estate is attractive medium to l...

Tania Madies
October 26, 2020 7 min read

Sri Lanka real estate outlook in Echelon online forum LIVE NOW

Sri Lanka's real estate investments will be under the spotlight in a Echelon Decodes live forum at 1530 hours today (Oct...

October 22, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka to invite investors to build multi-storey PPP car parks in Colombo, key towns

Sri Lanka will call invite private investors to build multi-storey car parks as public private partnerships with the Urb...

October 13, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka state company to own, finance expressways

Sri Lanka will set up a state-run company to own and self-finance expressways which may require financing of around 0.5...

October 13, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka's John Keells launches luxury houses at Troon-run golf resort

Sri Lanka's John Keells Properties said it will build townhouses and luxury villas at Victoria Golf and Country Resort, ...

October 11, 2020 2 min read