Safer roads to add over USD1 Tn to South Asian economies
South Asia’s eastern subregion, comprising Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal, needs to invest an estimated extra $118 billion in road safety over the next …
South Asia’s eastern subregion, comprising Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal, needs to invest an estimated extra $118 billion in road safety over the next …
Feb 19, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Railway Department on Wednesday launched an online booking system to facilitate the reservation of railway seats for …
Feb 18, 2020 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's total car registrations recorded 2,536 units in January up from 2,057 units in Dec but down from 3,147 units 12 months ago, a …
Feb 17, 2020 (LBO) – With the coronavirus epidemic becoming a serious cause for concern, the Hambantota International Port (HIP) has put in place several …
Feb 17, 2020 (LBO) – Construction of the building complex in Colombo Port City will commence in the middle of this year at a cost of 15 million US dollars …
Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, Chief of Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy and a delegation of officers visited the Hambantota International Port recently. They …
Feb 12, 2020 (LBO) – Boat Building is a focused sector identified in the National Export Strategy (NES) 2018-2020 as it has the potential to contribute …
Feb 05, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has implemented a program to prevent the spread of Novel Coronavirus from all ports including the Port …
Jan 28, 2020 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's total car registrations recorded 2,057 units in December 2019 marginally up from 2,030 units in November but down from 2,669 …
Jan 14, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will commence the breakwater development of the Port of Galle and to dock all passenger vessels to Galle at the outer port …
China Merchants Port Holdings (CMPort) and French Container Shipping Company, CMA CGM, entered into the Master Agreement which will see their jointly-owned …
Dec 31, 2019 (LBO) – Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) has announced it handled a total of 2.9 million TEUs in 2019, achieving an 8.6 percent …
Dec 31, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Transport Ministry says that it will not allow loud music in buses from 01 January 2020 and advises passengers to use the …
Dec 17, 2019 (LBO) – Uber, the world’s largest mobility platform, announced two new safety features, Two-way Phone Anonymisation and Driving Hour Limits, …
Dec 12, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet nod has been received to appoint an expert committee to look into the process adopted by the previous government …
Dec 05, 2019 (LBO) – The Hambantota International Port (HIP) has reached its 1 million MT benchmark for 2019 with volumes coming from RORO, Bulk and Liquid …
Dec 02, 2019 (LBO) – The Ceylon Motor Traders Association (CMTA) says that the sole authorized dealer for Audi in Sri Lanka was not the importer of the 13 …
Nov 18, 2019 (LBO) – The Ceylon Motor Traders Association (CMTA) appeals to the Sri Lanka Customs and the Ministry of Finance, to take the stronger action …
Nov 14, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s diversified conglomerate, the Hayleys Group, posted improvements in turnover, operating performance and overall …
Nov 08, 2019 (LBO) - Expolanka PLC announced that it was on a sustainable growth path despite a global environment that continues to be challenging for …