Sri Lanka's John Keells Holdings (JKH) group plans to build a 25 storey, 240-room business hotel in Colombo with an investment of 2.90 billion rupees in a joint venture with Sanken Lanka.JKH said in a statement the new hotel, to be built in 33 months, will be managed by group unit Keells Hotel Management Services.JKH aims to have up to ...
Deputy Minister of Highways Nirmala Kotalawala stated that the Government has decided to extend the Southern highway to Hambantota and as such a feasibility study is being done in this regard.The Deputy Minister said that the country's first highway from Kottawa to Galle is expected to be extended upto Matara under the second phase which ...
The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) is a statement issued recently made an attempt to counter the criticisms around one of President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s pet projects, the Hambantota Port, which is named after him and is financed by loans courtesy the Chinese. The statement titled ‘Story behind the allegation on Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port’ is ...
The Beira Lake Tourist Zone Project is being carried out successfully. The project is being implemented at a cost of over Rs. 30 million and the work includes construction of the first chain bridge in Sri Lanka.Foul smell that used to emanate from the Beira Lake and which was a major environmental hazard in Colombo has ...
Private Transport Services Minister C.B. Ratnayake has decided to display joint digital timetables for both SLTB and private buses at bus stops. These timetables will operate round-the-clock at bus stops for the convenience of passengers who travel daily.The Minister has also pledged to construct rest rooms for inter-provincial private buses and also to deploy ticket checkers ...
The Health Ministry is to set up a database at a cost of Rs. 270 million in order to receive accurate details of medicines and equipment required by hospitals in the country.Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena has said the database would ensure that necessary stocks were available at all times.This move, he has said would help ...
Sri Lanka's national carrier SriLankan Airlines plans to expand its fleet to 28 aircraft in the next four years from the current fleet of 19, as Sri Lanka is experiencing a tourism boom following the end of the war in May 2009. SriLankan Airlines is currently evaluating options to acquire up to six Boeing 777 ...
