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New toll fee for expressway extension

The Ministry of Highways announced the toll fee for the newly opened extension of the expressway from Kaduwela to Kadawatha. The minimum fee for heavy vehicles is Rs 200 while the maximum fee (Pinnaduwa) is Rs 1,750. The expressway bus fare from Kadawatha-Matara is Rs 500 while the fare from Kadawatha-Galle is Rs 400.

(0)Comments | September 18, 2015 11:56 am

Is Prince Charles Worried She Might Cheat Just Like Princess Diana? [VIDEO]

It seems like everyone is trying to make Kate Middleton the next Princess Diana, whether she likes it or not. But for Prince Charles, he is so worried that history might repeat itself that he’s taken extra precautions to make sure that his daughter-in-law is safe, but that her marriage to his son Prince Williams…

(0)Comments | September 18, 2015 10:06 am

Only one eminent advisor to each Ministry

The government is to consider a policy decision that consideration should only be given to the appointment of eminent persons with wide knowledge on the subject matters pertaining to the relevant Ministry whom the Minister considers could provide advisory services which cannot be anticipated from the senior officials of the Ministry. The payment of allowances…

(0)Comments | September 17, 2015 9:53 pm

Colombo Port City project agreement extended by six months

The agreement for the Colombo Port City Development Project signed between the Government of Sri Lanka and the relevant project company on 16 September 2014 expired on 15 September 2015. A proposal by Minister of Ports and Shipping Arjuna Ranatunge, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the extension of this agreement for a further six months…

(0)Comments | September 17, 2015 9:36 pm

Colombo stocks extend losses for third consecutive session amid domestic economic worries

Colombo bourse extended losses for the third consecutive session amid domestic economic worries as the World Bank warned developing countries of a possible financial turbulence if US Fed decides to increase interest rates today. The investors’ remain cautious on weakening rupee, high interest rates which dragged the index to the negative zone. Rupee was further…

(0)Comments | September 17, 2015 6:35 pm

Japanese SMEs should enter Sri Lanka to explore Indian – Pakistan markets – President of the SLJBCC says

“Sri Lanka has great potential to attract Japanese investors who are interested in investing in Sri Lanka,” said His Excellency Kenichi Suganuma, Ambassador for Japan during His Excellency’s meeting with the Ceylon Chamber led Sri Lanka – Japan Business Co-operation Committee. Ambassador further mentioned that ASEAN is now saturated. Although India is a big market…

(0)Comments | September 17, 2015 3:35 pm

Orion Towers breaks ground:Development set to position Sri Lanka as an IT/BPO destination

Having introduced Sri Lanka’s first IT Park in 2009, Orion Development, took its first steps towards the next milestone in the sector –Orion Towers, a state of the art, environmentally friendly, three-phase development in the heart of Colombowhich commenced construction recently. Since its inception Orion City has sought to transform the scope of built-to-specification, cutting…

(0)Comments | September 17, 2015 3:30 pm

Outer Circular Highway’s Athurugiriya interchange opens today

The interchange of the Colombo Outer Circular Highway constructed near the Athurugiriya town would be opened along with the opening of the Kaduwela-Kadawatha stretch of the expressway, said a spokesman from the Ministry of Highways. The distance from this spot to Kadawatha is 15 kilometres while to Matara it is 138 kilometres. The nine kilometre…

(0)Comments | September 17, 2015 11:18 am

Dialog buys remaining shares of wow.lk for Rs. 247 million

Digital Holdings Lanka (Private) Limited, (DHL) a wholly owned subsidiary of Diaglog Axiata PLC, acquired 740,000 ordinary shares in issue amounting to 54.29 per cent, of Digital Commerce Lanka (Private) Limited in which Dialog holds a 45.71 per cent, for a total consideration of Rs. 247,900,000.  Following this acquisition DHL and Dialog will hold 59.29%…

(0)Comments | September 16, 2015 11:25 pm

Exploring New Avenues: Sport Tourism

Sports? Tourism? They may seem quite unrelated, but in fact ‘Sport Tourism’ is a massive industry today amounting to well over $600 billion in value along with a sky-rocketing growth rate. It takes a twofold outlook, with ‘event sport tourism’ referring to popular events such as the World Cup that attract thousands of tourists and…

(0)Comments | September 16, 2015 5:30 pm

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