The Colombo Port

Rs. 1.2b. boost for Colombo Port

The Sri Lanka Ports Authority is targeting Rs. 13 billion additional annual income by attracting huge main liners from next year, once the deepening of the port basin and the main channel is completed within a period of five months.
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PA takes strong exception

The People's Alliance has taken strong exception to a statement made by the leader of the Election Observer Mission of the European Union that EU was "deeply disappointed" at the failure of the PA Government to implement the EU Election Mission's recommendations following the last General Elections held in October 2000.
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Rs. 9b. private hospital projects

by Bharatha Malawaraarachchi

Negotiations are under way for ten more BOI approved private hospitals in Colombo and its outskirts bringing the total number of private hospitals commissioned and to be commissioned soon to seventeen at an overall cost of nearly Rs. 9 billion. The investments are both local and joint foreign collaborations.
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• EFL protests on violation of fishermen's rights

• Investment of EPF Funds

• Sarvodaya goals not easy to achieve - Justice C. G. Weeramantri

• Establish tough guidelines for national priority projects - NCCASL

• Saudi Arabia considers granting funds for Wakf House

• Bonanza for Puttalam Salt employees

• GCE A/L results on Monday

• Multi-storeyed vehicle park in Kandy

• Rs. 1000m to set up post office building at Badulla

• Loss of vote for migrant workers a cause for concern Director, Migrant Services

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