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Sri Lanka to end 'semi-luxury' bus fleecing scam

Sri Lanka will end a so-called 'semi-luxury' bus service which is fleecing passengers without giving extra facilities to...

December 21, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka scraps licences for transport of sand, clay and gravel

Sri Lanka has removed the requirement of a permit for transporting sand, clay and gravel, the cabinet office said.

December 5, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lankans warned against buying mis-declared Audi A5s

The Ceylon Motor Traders Association, representing Sri Lankan agents of international automotive manufactures, has warne...

November 18, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka gets US150mn from ADB for rural roads

Sri Lanka has is getting 150 million US dollars from the Asian Development Bank as part of an overall program to upgrade...

November 14, 2019 1 min read
India lends over US$1.1bn to upgrade Sri Lanka Railways

About US$180mn project ongoing or planned

Sri Lanka's China-backed port mulls yard expansion amid roaring RO-RO business

In 2022, HIP handled a total volume of 558,188 units through 249 vessel calls, which is expected to increase.

Sri Lanka new vehicle registrations down in September

Registrations of new vehicles in Sri Lanka vehicles in Sri Lanka fell sharply in September 2017, with cars falling to th...

October 24, 2017 1 min read

New electronic ticketing system for Sri Lanka Railways

ECONOMYNEXT - The Asian Development Bank is helping Sri Lanka prepare a railway ticketing and seat reservation system to...

October 20, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka seeks to restrict import of tuk-tuks

Transport Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said the government wants to severely restrict the import of three-wheelers a...

October 20, 2017 2 min read

ADB support for Sri Lanka’s railway sector master plan

ECONOMYNEXT – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved technical assistance to help prepare a master plan fo...

October 19, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lankan firms told to upskill workers, collect data

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan logistics companies need to invest to improve the skills of their workers to meet new em...

October 6, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka gets World Bank loan for safer roads project

ECONOMYNEXT – The World Bank will give Sri Lanka a $125 million loan for a new project that will deliver better a...

September 29, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka to allow quadri-cycles: minister

Sri Lanka will allow the registration of quadri-cycles as a safer alternative to the ubiquitous three-wheeler taxis, Tra...

September 21, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka auditor queries payments on road project

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Auditor General’s Department has queried what it called contention paymen...

September 18, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka to call investors for property and multimodal transport hub

Sri Lanka will call competitive tenders to hand over a 9 acre land (about 4 hectares) in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo for...

September 15, 2017 1 min read

Range anxiety may reduce in Sri Lanka as Nissan turns new Leaf

On Wednesday, Japanese giant Nissan unveiled a new electric car with an extended range and semi-autonomous driving funct...

September 6, 2017 4 min read
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Sri Lanka drives cattle off the road to tackle traffic

Sri Lanka today announced a crack down on cattle roaming the streets of Colombo and its suburbs in a bid to reduce traff...

August 31, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka private electric bus company mooted as commuters drop

Sri Lanka's private bus operator group is proposing to set up an electric city bus company on a key route in the capital...

August 26, 2017 3 min read

Sri Lanka to tighten controls on three wheel taxis, school vans

Sri Lanka's central government is to tighten controls on three wheeler taxis and schools vans operated by the community,...

August 24, 2017 2 min read

Property development prospects in Sri Lanka railway upgrade

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s railway and urban development authorities are to work together to include proper...

August 17, 2017 1 min read

Professionals push connectivity, access in Sri Lanka rail electrification

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan transport professionals have praised a plan to electrify the railway but want more caref...

August 11, 2017 4 min read

Sri Lanka road crash study highlights need for tougher enforcement

ECONOMYNEXT – A study of road crashes on two Sri Lankan highways has called for tougher enforcement of the law si...

Rohan Gunasekera
July 28, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lankan road transport planners develop low cost traffic forecast

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan road transport planners have developed a new method to forecast future demand for road u...

July 20, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka Rajagiriya flyover work speeds up

ECONOMYNEXT – Work on a flyover meant to ease traffic jams on the most congested corridor to Sri Lanka’s c...

July 4, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka vehicle registrations weak, tipper truck imports up

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's vehicle registrations recovered in May but remained weak compared with last year owing to high...

June 28, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s JKH develops online small business logistics service

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s John Keells Holdings group is developing an online service to help small busines...

June 12, 2017 2 min read