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Tag: construction

Indian housing project extends to Madakumbura & Vellaioya estates
BUSINESS

Indian housing project extends to Madakumbura & Vellaioya estates

In a special ceremony held on June 4, 2018, at Madakumbura Estate in Punduloya, Nuwara Eliya District foundation stone was…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/06/2018
Sri Lanka worker remittances up 3.2-pct in Jan 2018
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka worker remittances up 3.2-pct in Jan 2018

Sri Lanka’s worker remittances rose 3.2 percent to 579.5 million US dollars in January 2018 from a year earlier, after…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/04/2018
‘The One’ begins voyage in Colombo with US$ 500 mn investment
BUSINESS

‘The One’ begins voyage in Colombo with US$ 500 mn investment

Construction of one of South Asia’s tallest buildings ‘The One’ is now in progress and it will see an investment…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/03/2018
No more ad hoc building of religious places?
LOCAL

No more ad hoc building of religious places?

The government is looking at curbing the ad hoc construction of places of religious worship that is currently in place.…

byFaraz Shauketaly14/03/2018
Over 22,000 applicants for Korean language proficiency testing in 2018
LOCAL

Over 22,000 applicants for Korean language proficiency testing in 2018

The Korean Language Proficiency Test under the point system for the year 2018 for Sri Lankan youth who are seeking…

byFaraz Shauketaly14/03/2018
AG to send Central Expressway tender process report to parliament
LOCAL

AG to send Central Expressway tender process report to parliament

Auditor General, Gamini Wijesinghe, says a special report on the tender process of the Central Expressway will be sent to…

byFaraz Shauketaly13/12/2017
Memoranda signed, more employment avenues open for Lankans as President meets South Korean Counterpart
BUSINESS

Memoranda signed, more employment avenues open for Lankans as President meets South Korean Counterpart

President Maithripala Sirisena was welcomed ceremoniously with a special guard of honour to the Blue House, which is the executive…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/11/2017

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