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Sri Lanka Foreign Minister explains reason for rejecting Indian land connectivity bid

Sri Lanka's previous governments have agreed for India's land connectivity project

April 30, 2025 4 min read

President, Prime Minister Modi flag off Indian financed railway

Prime Minister Modi concluded a three day visit to Sri Lanka Sunday

April 6, 2025 1 min read

Violent Taxi-mafia hotspots hurting Sri Lanka tourism, ride-hailing firm says

These incidents included not just vandalism and damaging vehicles but also physical injuries

March 10, 2025 3 min read

China Exim Bank to visit Sri Lanka to discuss Central Expressway funding

The contract was awarded to China's MCC in 2015

March 7, 2025 1 min read

Sri Lanka to drop provincial prefixes from vehicle number plates

Sri Lanka will drop provincial pre-fixes from vehicle numbers to end the hassle of changing plates when a person from a ...

December 15, 2020 1 min read

China delayed loan to Sri Lanka expressway for 4.5 years: ex-highways minister

China delayed a loan for an expressway to Kandy for 4.5 years though the building contract was awarded to a Chinese cont...

Chanka Jayasinghe
December 9, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka lifts government fees on long-distance buses during Covid-19 crisis

ri Lanka will lift a series of fees charged from inter-provincial private bus operators from March to December 2020 to r...

November 10, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka cabinet cancels Japan funded light rail project

Sri Lanka's cabinet of ministers had approved the cancellation of a light rail project funded by Japan to ease traffic c...

September 29, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka vehicle registrations down in July

Sri Lanka's vehicle registrations fell to 28,572 in July down from 32,123 with motorcycle registration at 22,419 from 25...

August 19, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka plans US$4bn PPP for LRT in place of Japan funded soft-loan project

Sri Lanka plans to request proposals to fund a 2.2 billion US dollar light rail transit project after cancelling a Japan...

June 25, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka approves billion dollar tower block by China in Colombo Port City

Sri Lanka has approved a billion US dollar mixed development tower block project in Colombo Port City, where the sea ha...

June 18, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka halts Japan funded Colombo light rail project

Sri Lanka has halted a Japan funded light rail project for the capital Colombo as it was too costly and brought low retu...

June 18, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka bus operators look for loan bailout as Coronavirus curbs hit revenues

Sri Lanka is looking at mortgaging route licenses of private buses to raise cash with operators saying revenues had halv...

Chanka Jayasinghe
June 11, 2020 4 min read

Sri Lanka biz chamber proposes way to cut public transport risks as economy opens after Covid-19

Sri Lanka's Ceylon Chamber of Commerce had given proposal on how to reduce risks in public transport after Coronavirus cont...

April 17, 2020 3 min read
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Sri Lanka airport's US$500mn expansion deal won by Japan's Taisei

Sri Lanka's cabinet of ministers had cleared the award of a contract valued at over 500 million US dollar expand Sri Lan...

February 20, 2020 1 min read

Govt delaying warehouse project that could stabilise vegetable prices: Harsha

The construction of a 600 million rupee climate-controlled warehouse in Dambulla which would contribute to stabilizing v...

January 23, 2020 1 min read
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Sri Lanka's transport regulator to expand into restaurants

Sri Lanka's National Transport Commission, which issues route licenses to buses, will set up and regulate network of roa...

January 7, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka vehicle registrations hits 6-year low amid elections, peg collapse

Sri Lanka's vehicle registrations fell to 24,472 units in November 2019, the lowest since the June 2013 amid a collapsed...

December 25, 2019 2 min read

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
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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

U.S. says MCC grant needs Sri Lanka public support

Sri Lanka's parliament must approve a proposed grant of 480 million dollars by the United States government's Millennium...

November 1, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka to call bids for luxury train coaches on four routes

Sri Lanka's state-run railways had been cleared to call competitive bids to operate luxury train coaches on four routes ...

October 30, 2019 1 min read