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Southern Expressway gets another rest area

Plans are afoot to construct another rest/service area along the stretch of the Southern Expressway from Pinnaduwa in Galle to Godagama in Matara which is being ceremoniously opened today (15 March). This is to be implemented by the Road Development Authority (RDA). While speaking to AdaderanaBiz, RDA chairman R.W.R. Pemasiri said, “We have planned to…

(0)Comments | March 15, 2014 7:10 am

Experiment successful: North, East to be covered with rubber

The experiments carried out to grow rubber in several areas in the North and East where the soil, climatic conditions and other factors are conducive have been successful and hence rubber has begun to be grown as a commercial crop in areas like Padiyatalawa, Mahaoya and Uhana in the Ampara district and Mamaduwa and Madukanda…

(0)Comments | March 12, 2014 10:00 am

Have you obtained your credit ‘iReport’ PIN number?

The Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka (CRIB) which recently made available the opportunity for borrowers to obtain their personal credit/loan information over the internet is in the process of further streamlining this process. The process that is currently being followed is for the borrower to visit the Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka in…

(0)Comments | March 12, 2014 8:44 am

Innovative entrepreneur conquers world with cinnamon

The largest cinnamon buyer in the world is Mexico. The largest cinnamon exporter in the world is Sri Lanka. Since time immemorial the Mexicans have craved to drink hot water flavoured with a piece of cinnamon bark. This has made the cinnamon drink popular in Mexico. This article is about a Sri Lankan entrepreneur who for the first…

(0)Comments | March 10, 2014 5:36 am

Milk and honey flow to Colombo from World Bank

Anyone passing Battaramulla cannot miss the beautifully landscaped Waters Edge or the Diyatha Uyana complex. This complex has added a new dimension as a part of the estimated US dollar 220 million World Bank funded project aimed at controlling the flooding of Colombo, removing the clogging to the flow of rainwater and setting up of places for entertainment. While…

(0)Comments | February 24, 2014 10:18 am