Weekend FT Saturday 27th September 2014 By Ashwin Hemmathagama Seeking Parliamentary approval to allocate Rs. 1.812 trillion to support the state expenses for 2015, the Government yesterday tabled the Appropriation Bill ...
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ADB rates Sri Lanka GDP growth as robust
Weekend FT Saturday, 27th September 2014 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has rated Sri Lanka’s economic growth as robust, encouraging it to keep its forecast for this year and next intact apart from indicating the ...
Chinese experts on preliminary inspection to extend railway line to Nuwara Eliya
Sunday, 28th September 2014 By Nalaka Ratnayake in Nuwara Eliya A proposed project to extend the railway track from Nanu Oya to Nuwara Eliya is on the cards, with a team of Chinese experts undertaking a preliminary i ...
Business Council for International Understanding hosts briefing for President
Sunday, 28th September 2014 NEW YORK: The Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) hosted a briefing for President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday morning in New York City. The briefing was organised with tw ...
HAIL PALESTINE – SEALED WITH DONATION
Saturday, 27th September 2014 Official handing over of US $1 m to President Abbas President Rajapaksa, a long-time supporter of the Palestinian cause President Mahinda Rajapaksa officially handed over Sri Lanka's U ...
Industrial resurgence in Jaffna
Sunday, 28th September 2014. By Shirajiv Sirimane Achchuveli Industrial Complex Before Sri Lanka talked and even drew plans to set up Free Trade Zones or set up industrial estates, Jaffna district soon af ...
New govt. project to build 50,000 houses for plantation sector
Saturday, 27th September 2014 Rasika Somarathna The government has initiated a project to build 50,000 housing units for plantation sector workers as per a concept mooted by President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The houses wil ...