USD1 bln expected from Hambantota port sale: CB Governor
Nov 02, 2016 (LBO) - Sri Lanka could expect a one billion dollar inflow to the economy in about five months time through the sale of a stake in the Hambantota …
Nov 02, 2016 (LBO) - Sri Lanka could expect a one billion dollar inflow to the economy in about five months time through the sale of a stake in the Hambantota …
Oct 28, 2016 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka will sell to a Chinese company 80 percent of a $1.5-billion port in its south, where China has also been offered an …
Oct 26, 2016 (LBO) - The world’s oldest working full-rigged ship with 27 sails, SS Sørlandet from Norway, has arrived in Colombo. The ship is on a two-year …
Oct 24, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Power Ministry has introduced a new rate structure and an easy-to-use electronic card when charging electric vehicles. As …
Oct 19, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet has approved conducting of detailed feasibility studies for five remaining light railway transits (LRTs) with an …
Oct 10, 2016 (LBO) - Expo Freight says it has achieved a significant milestone in cross border trade in the Indian subcontinent after a shipment for Marks …
Oct 06, 2016 (LBO) - Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Shipping Corporation (CSC) has taken delivery of its second newly built bulk carrier for the transportation of coal …
Sep 30, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's budget allocations for national road development are high, but it needs to be attuned to needs, and ministries should be …
Sep 27, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Colombo International Container Terminal (CICT) attracted one of the largest container ships in the world ‘MSC Maya’ …
Sep 27, 2016 (LBO) - SriLankan Airlines said they would commence services between Lahore in Pakistan and Colombo from 27th September 2016, to enhance its focus …
Sep 23, 2016 (LBO) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will help Sri Lanka prepare studies and designs for new road, railway, and port projects to assure the …
Sept 21, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lankan Aggressor, a yacht named after the island, has been blocked by the Secretariat of Merchant Shipping from registering pending …
Sept 19, 2016 (LBO) - Sri Lanka vehicle registrations saw a rebound in August from the July lows in the categories of small cars, three-wheelers, two-wheelers …
Sep 12, 2016 (LBO) - The Ceylon Chamber of Chamber has made several proposals for the amendment of Sri Lanka’s Customs Ordinance. The Import Section of the …
Sept 10, 2016 (LBO) - The filing for bankruptcy by South Korean container shipper Hanjin Shipping will have an indirect impact on Sri Lanka with reduced space …
Sept 09, 2016 (LBO) - South Korean container shipper Hanjin Shipping has filed for court receivership, which will increase costs for businesses and consumers …
Sep 09, 2016 (LBO) - Sri Lanka’s Ports and Shipping Ministry said in order to improve the regular costal transportation services in Jaffna, measures have …
Sept 08, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Walkers Piling, a subsidiary of MTD Walkers, announced that they have commenced work on Sri Lanka’s first sea piling …
Sept 06, 2016 (LBO) - Advantis Marine, the marine services arm of Hayleys Advantis Limited, said it has offered end-to-end port side logistics support to the …
Sept 05, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister says the government expects more foreign investment that would promote export oriented business …