Proposals from Dayasiri to strengthen SLFP
Party anniversary and party reformation process was discussed at the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Central Committee meeting, says Minister…
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Govt. gets aggressive on ports as pivot
By Nisthar Cassim Hot on the heels of concluding the landmark revamp of Hambantota Port, the Government is unleashing a…
Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe new Media Spokesman of SLFP
Minister of Ports and Shipping Mahinda Samarasinghe has been appointed as the new media spokesman of the Sri Lanka Freedom…
Colombo Port aims to handle 7 million containers this year
Colombo Port expects to handle 7.0 million containers in 2018, up 12.9 percent from the 6.2 million twenty-foot equivalent units…
Colombo Port gets competitiveness boost
By Uditha Jayasinghe The terminal operators of Colombo Port yesterday made a bid to improve its efficiency by signing a…
Sri Lanka Ports Authority posts a record profit of Rs.13.2 billion in 2017, Rs. 10,000 salary increment for workers
Due to the prompt actions taken for its future development activities, the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has made a…
Sri Lanka parliament to debate Presidential Commissions’ reports on February 6
Sri Lanka’s parliament today announced that the parliamentary debate on the Presidential Commission of Inquiry to Investigate and Inquiry into…
Hambantota port workers call off fast unto death
Hambantota port workers have decided to call off their ‘fast unto death’ campaign today after receiving a favorable response from…
Sri Lanka cabinet agrees to annul the gazette that allowed women to buy liquor
Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers at its weekly meeting on Tuesday has agreed to cancel the gazette notification issued by…
Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port handles six million TEU in 2017
Sri Lanka’s Port of Colombo has handled its 6 millionth TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit) container on December 22. A special…