President meets Prime Minister and Speaker for talks

Sri Lanka to seek bids for 1st urban railway project

Sri Lanka will seek international competitive bids to select operators for its first urban railway project, the head of the country’s investment agency said. Upul Jayasuriya, chairman of Sri Lanka’s Board of Investment, spoke to The Nikkei while on a visit to Japan about Sri Lanka’s urban railway project. The plan is for a 30-kilometer commuter railway connecting the center of Colombo with its suburbs. The operation would start by 2019. The government is considering of introducing either monor

08 Oct, 2015

Rameswaram fishermen protest against Sri Lanka

The fishermen of Rameswaram island and the family members of a missing fisherman observed fast, urging the authorities to trace him who went missing after the boat he was in sank on the high seas, and protesting against Sri Lankan navy for repeatedly arresting the fishermen and confiscating their trawlers, The Hindu newspaper reported. Even as members of 11 mechanised boat fishermen associations and the family members of Vilvaraj, who went missing while fishing, began the fast, they were inform

08 Oct, 2015

Hakeem assures Colombo public on water

Water Supply and Drainage Minister Rauff Hakeem today?assured the public in Colombo that the water distributed to their homes was safe. He said that tests conducted so far on the Kelani river water had found that the recent contamination of the water had been caused by furnace oil. The Minister said that more tests will be carried out and legal action will be taken against the soft drinks company accused of contaminating the water. Hakeem said that advice has been sought from the Attorney Gen

07 Oct, 2015