Khaya also referred to as ‘African Mahogany’ is a tree similar to mahogany, natural to Africa and Madagascar. The tree was introduced to Sri Lanka…
Environmentalists and development projects
Posted on 0 commentIn a recent report in the Sunday Times, a Director of an environmental conservation group raised concerns of flooding in areas surrounding expressways, stating that…
Matara-Beliatta Railway: Costlier than Katunayake Expressway
Posted on 0 commentThe construction of the Matara-Beliatta section of the Matara-Kataragama Railway Extension project commenced on 28 October with the laying of the foundation stone by Speaker…
Reducing Grade 5 stress on students
Posted on 0 commentIn the aftermath of public protests over the release of Grade 5 examination results on the World Children’s Day which fell on 1 October, the…
Colombo-Katunayake Expressway: From Rs. 5.5 billion to Rs. 50 billion
Posted on 0 commentAfter nearly 25 years of promises, the expressway connecting Colombo City with Katunayake International Airport is finally becoming a reality. The 25.8km long expressway is…
Dragon fruit: The new commercial crop
Posted on 0 commentFor the past couple of years, the consumers of Sri Lanka, especially in the supermarkets, were presented with a peculiar type of fruit, red in…
‘A River for Jaffna’ project
Posted on 0 commentA seminar was held recently at the Mahatma Gandhi Centre at Kirulapone for the reawakening of the long-delayed ‘A River for Jaffna’ project. The Chief…
Weliweriya: Another point of view
Posted on 0 commentA good deal of publicity was given and discussions were held during the past few weeks over the incidents around Weliweriya, where there were people…
Northern Expressway to Kandy
Posted on 0 commentThe Daily FT on 12 July informed readers that according to the Cabinet Spokesman, the construction of the first 100 km of Northern Expressway was…
Stagnant economy: Neglected section of 13th Amendment to the rescue
Posted on 0 commentSri Lanka having ended the internal conflict is facing a crucial period with a stagnant economy, unrest between communities and the possibility of facing sanctions…