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Monday November 9th, 2026
Construction and Real Estate

Sri Lanka's Millennium Housing eyes legal action over land break-in

The company received BOI requests dated August 20 and September 21, to set up Metro Bus Service station on the property

October 5, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka construction activity PMI eases in August amid bitumen shortage

Expanded at a slower rate in August 2026 according to a Purchasing Managers Index compiled by the central bank

October 1, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka awards Maga Engineering Rs2.89bn Baseline extension contract

Improvement of the road section from Kirulapone Junction to Dutugemunu Street on the Colombo-Horana Road.

September 29, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation to procure Rs1.2bn machinery for flood mitigation

Small-scale machinery valued at an estimated 1.23 billion rupees to clear urban canals

September 23, 2026 1 min read
Sri Lanka awards Rs1.07bn Kandy-Jaffna road widening contract to Tudawe Brothers

Contract value of Rs. 1.070 billion, inclusive of contingency provisions and exclusive of Value Added Tax (VAT)

Five companies win Rs4bn Sri Lanka road improvement bids

Asset Engineering, Nagma Engineering, K D A Weerasinghe, Senerath Engineering, Komuthi Engineering

Clothespin’s US$540 mn Colombo Port City project expires unsigned

July 8, 2026 2 min read

Dialog to power Prime Lands’ new apartment complex in Sri Lanka suburb

Dialog Enterprise powers connectivity at The Colombo Border by Prime Residencies

July 7, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka condominium sales drop 15.2-pct in 2026 1Q: CB

The Asking Price Indices for the Colombo District showed a year-on-year increase in prices of lands, houses, and condos

July 2, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka to call bids from contractors for Central Expressway’s Kurunegala-Dambulla stretch

The approved section covers the distance from kilometer 78+000 to kilometer 116+500.

July 1, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka construction activity expands in May 2026: PMI

Persistently elevated prices of key construction materials remained a major concern

July 1, 2026 1 min read

Colombo to host South Asian infrastructure Expo in July

INFRACON 2026 to Unite South Asia’s Infrastructure and Construction Industry in Colombo

June 27, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka approves railway electrification project for high-density corridors

The initiative also includes upgrading station infrastructure

June 24, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka looks for international investors for 108 acres near southern port

Land in Hambantota for an industrial and container related project on a 50-year lease basis

June 16, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka approves Rs1.4bn for 10-city development plan

Including the president's hometown of Thambuttegama

June 2, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka awards $6.04mn tender for Mullikulam Lot A to India's RS Infraprojects

Around 499.66 million rupees, (excluding VAT)

June 2, 2026 1 min read
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Sri Lanka construction activity contracts in April 2026: PMI

Amidst rising raw material costs and labour shortages

May 30, 2026 1 min read

Senarath Engineering wins Rs819mn tender for Sri Lanka road project

For the improvement of the 5.56 km stretch of the Malabe-Kaduwela Road

May 19, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka awards central expressway contracts to Maga, Access, and others

K D A Weerasinghe and Co, International Construction Consortium, NEM Construction, and Edward and Christie.

May 12, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's new environment bill to bring load-based fines, stricter project monitoring

Grants legal teeth to Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) for large-scale developments.

May 11, 2026 2 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,

May 5, 2026 1 min read

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,"

May 4, 2026 1 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.

April 28, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka looks for investors for Maradana land

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

April 28, 2026 1 min read

Maga Engineering gets Rs2.6bn water project in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

JICA funded contract valued at 628.10 million Japanese Yen (2,660.70 million rupees)

April 8, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka to convert courts at Galle Fort for tourism project

High Court and Magistrate's Court, currently in Galle Fort, will be moved to new courts complex constructed in Beligaha

April 7, 2026 1 min read