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Construction and Real Estate

Sri Lanka to improve infrastructure on its hilly terrains

The rural development program will be implemented in 11 districts with mountains

February 28, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka to lease Waters Edge land to Navy, Asoka College

Release of two blocks of land within premises of Waters' Edge, Battaramulla to the Sri Lanka Navy and Asoka Vidyalaya

February 27, 2024 1 min read

India begins construction of 1,300 houses for Sri Lanka plantation workers

Housing project financed by the Government of India to construct 10,000 houses for plantation sector workers.

February 19, 2024 2 min read

Sri Lanka house builders should look for the sun: SEA officials

When building, constructors should consider a place to install solar panels in a new house

February 14, 2024 1 min read
Sri Lanka transfers Trincomalee land meant for vocational university to tourism project

So far, 25.45 million rupees has been spent on the construction work for the college.

Sri Lanka offers UDA land in Colombo for mixed development project

Land to be offered to investors on a 99-year lease basis

Over a dozen firms shortlisted for Sri Lankan PropertyGuru awards

ECONOMYNEXT - More than a dozen Sri Lankan companies have been shortlisted for property industry awards to mark the vibr...

June 22, 2018 2 min read

Si Lanka’s McLarens in maintenance JV with Singapore’s Peak Engineering

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s McLarens Group has set up a joint venture with Peak Engineering & Consultancy (P...

June 15, 2018 2 min read

China, Sri Lanka construction chambers partner to compete for state projects

The Chamber of Construction Industry of Sri Lanka said it is teaming up with a counterpart organization of private build...

June 13, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka Royal Ceramics invests in OEM manufacture in India

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Royal Ceramics group, the dominant domestic tile and sanitaryware manufacturer, ...

June 11, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka MTD Walkers lose Rs200mn in March

MTD Walkers, a Sri Lanka based construction and engineering group lost 200 million rupees in the March 2018 quarter, in ...

June 4, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Puritas eyes, Myanmar, Laos and Seychelles

Sri Lanka's Puritas (Pvt) Ltd, a unit of publicly traded Haycarb Plc engaged in water and waste water purification syste...

June 1, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Tokyo Cement in Rs285mn March quarter loss

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka) PLC has reported a Rs285 million loss in the March ...

June 1, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Access Engineering sells university property at profit

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lankan construction group, Access Engineering Plc, has sold Horizon Knowledge City Ltd., subsidiary a ...

May 31, 2018 1 min read

UAE's Aspire Properties to build US$89mn Sri Lanka apartment complex

UAE based Aspire Properties Holdings Limited has been given the nod for an 89 million US dollar apartment complex projec...

May 28, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Blue Mountain seeks buyer for Borella property

Sri Lanka's Blue Mountain property group, is seeking a buyer for a land in Borella, a suburb on Colombo, where a partial...

May 24, 2018 1 min read
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Maga Engineering top contractor for ADB projects in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Maga Engineering Pvt. Ltd. construction group has emerged as the top contractor for Asian Development...

May 4, 2018 1 min read

China Harbour to build luxury apartment says Sri Lanka's Blue Mountain

Sri Lanka-based Blue Mountain, a property developer said China Harbour Engineering Corporation (CHEC) has signed a deal ...

April 27, 2018 1 min read

Renuka Tower mixed development project begins in Sri Lankan capital

ECONMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Renuka Holdings group said one of its subsidiaries had started construction work ...

April 25, 2018 1 min read

Sotheby's real estate advisory to set up Sri Lanka office

Sotheby's International Realty, a premium property advisory firm said it is starting an office in Sri Lanka's capital Co...

April 13, 2018 1 min read

Building rules ready to sell Chinese ‘Port City’ project land in Sri Lanka

ECONOMYNEXT – A Chinese firm doing a US$1.4 billion reclamation project in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo has pre...

April 11, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's Ceylex wins water supply construction deal

Sri Lanka's Ceylex Engineering (Pvt) Ltd, and India's Prathiba Industries had won a deal to build a water supply project...

March 31, 2018 1 min read

Protectionism not sustainable, Sri Lanka ceramic industry told

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s ceramic industry, especially the highly protected tile sector, should have an in...

Rohan Gunasekera
March 16, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka's Industrial Asphalts leases out flood-hit site

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Industrial Asphalts (Ceylon) (IAC) has leased out the site of its plant where op...

March 5, 2018 1 min read

Land price inflation in Sri Lanka’s Colombo district slowing

ECONOMYNEXT – Land prices in Sri Lanka’s Colombo district, where the capital is, rose over ten percent in ...

March 2, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka prime property prices seen peaking

ECONOMYNEXT – Land prices in the central business district of the Sri Lankan capital Colombo appear to be peaking...

February 28, 2018 2 min read