From the beginning, the Yahapalanaya Government faced serious financial problems, which they claimed were due to loans obtained by the previous Government, with payments becoming…
East Container Terminal blunder : learn from Chinese
Posted on 0 commentMinister for Ports and Shipping Mahinda Samarasinghe informed the press in August that Cabinet has approved the development of East Container Terminal (ECT) of Colombo…
Sale of Hambantota Port – A fair deal?
Posted on 0 commentPrime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at the 15th Asia Pacific Conference in Hong Kong early November informed that Sri Lanka will give 50 sq. km. to…
Small hydropower projects and human issues
Posted on 0 commentSri Lanka is blessed with high rainfall, especially in and around the central mountain regions. The heavy rainfall and sloping nature of the lands resulted…
Handing over Hambantota to the Chinese on a platter!
Posted on 0 commentThe Prime Minister’s four-day official visit to China in early April was meant to clear misunderstandings resulting from the suspension of Port City Project so…
Moragahakanda Project hijacked, needs rectification
Posted on 0 commentAn agreement was signed on 17 September between the ADB Country Director and the Secretary of Mahaweli Development, releasing the $150 million first tranche of…
Self-sufficiency in energy
Posted on 0 commentMinister of Power and Energy Patali Champika Ranawaka in presenting ‘Sri Lanka Energy Sector Development Plan for a Knowledge-based Economy, 2015-2025’ informed the public of…
Ending Port City issue with an extended Galle Face Green
Posted on 0 commentThe Chinese investor’s Port City Project, costing $ 1.5 billion, the largest private investment ever, was inaugurated by the Chinese President Xi Jinping on 17…
Technical evaluation of public projects
Posted on 0 commentWith the forthcoming presidential elections, a large number of speakers pointed to the excessive costs of past public projects, especially road projects. Speakers charge 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…