Colombo Port’s East Container Terminal’s Construction Second Phase Begins
Construction of the second phase of the Eastern Container Terminal (ECT) of Colombo harbor commenced today (12th) morning under the patronage of President Gotabhaya Rajapaksha and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksha.…
Ceylon Graphite successfully Renews the Environmental Licence for K1 Mine Project
Ceylon Graphite Corp. has successfully renewed its Environmental Protection Licence from the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) of Sri Lanka for ongoing operations at the K1 Mine project, the company announced.…
Sri Lanka’s government to acquire unutilized lands of plantation companies in six months – Labour Minister
Minister of Labor Nimal Siripala de Silva says that the government has decided to distribute the abandoned lands of the plantation companies to the plantation workers or the youth of…
LOLC Group Locks In Leasehold Rights of another Two Land Plots in Colombo Port City for $98M
Browns Investment PLC, the strategic Investment Arm of Ishara Nanayakkara-controlled LOLC Group moves to invest in key leisure and tourism projects of Chinese-backed Colombo Port City (CPC) as it secured…
Sri Lanka’s Power Regulator Preparing To Regulate LP Gas Industry Amidst Multiple LP Gas Cylinder Explosions
A Standard for LP Gas has already formulated The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), the electricity sector regulator and the designated regulator for the petroleum industry, together with…
USAID Launches Fresh 5-year, $19m Initiative to Support Sri Lanka’s renewable energy Ambitions
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced its new $19 million, 5-year Sri Lanka Energy Program recently. Once finalized, this grant will support the Government of Sri Lanka’s…
Gem Dealers in Sri Lanka Welcomes Govt Moves on Ease of Doing Business in Budget 2022
The Largest Association of Gem Dealers in Sri Lanka, the Chinafort Gem and Jewellery Traders Association welcomes the Government’s initiatives to promote Ease of Doing Business measures in the Gem…
Sri Lanka Commits to declare minimum 30% of the country’s marine reserves as protected areas at COP26
Sri Lanka signed up to the 30by30 target committing to declare a minimum of 30% of the country’s marine reserves as protected areas by 2030 at COP26 in Glasgow along…
China’s power crunch dwarfs Evergrande’s troubles in investors’ eyes
(Reuters) – China’s power supply crunch, that has shut factories across the country, may pose a much bigger threat to the economy than the debt crisis at Evergrande Group (3333.HK), prompting…
Seven countries, including Sri Lanka and Chile, have agreed to stop using the dirtiest fossil fuel
Seven countries have signed a pledge initiated by the United Nations to stop building new coal power plants, with the aim to gather more signatures before the global climate summit COP26 in…