Billions of dollars are being spent on expanding port facilities in Sri Lanka but the absence of an overall development plan is evident. The establishment…
Will ETCA help the PM’s promised one million jobs?
Posted on 0 commentPrime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has stated that the Government would generate one million jobs and should produce for a “market bigger than the local market,”…
Khaya, flooring for export market
Posted on 0 commentIn my earlier article on ‘Khaya: The wonder tree for commercial cultivation,’ I discussed the growing and uses of Khaya timber. Now, having constructed a…
Environmental report clears Colombo Port City
Posted on 0 commentThe Port City Project (PCP) commenced on 16 September 2014, with the signing of the agreement. The construction work was ceremonially inaugurated on the same…
Transforming garbage for common good
Posted on 0 commentDuring the forum on the Western Region Megapolis Planning Project on 30 November, the Minister for Megapolis and Western Development Patali Champika Ranawaka stated: “We…
Protests galore
Posted on 0 commentPublic demonstrations highlighting various demands are being reported in the media and have become almost a daily happening. The protestors display placards, shout slogans, and…
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…
Kandy Expressway blundered by politicians, needs technical review
Posted on 0 commentThe construction of the expressway connecting Colombo with Kandy was inaugurated again by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on 3 August, when he unveiled a plaque…
Asbestos declared guilty, without a trial
Posted on 0 commentRecently, President Maithripala Sirisena announced that asbestos would be banned in Sri Lanka possibly from 2018; he further stated that his efforts to ban asbestos…
Starting anew
Posted on 0 commentThe recent election leading to a National Government was forecasted by the President and the resulting Government would be the best for the country. The…