News India finances two Sri Lankan rail projects Two rail projects have been inaugurated in Anuradhapura, northern Sri Lanka as part of the India-Sri Lanka development partnership. The 128km Maho-Omanthai railway has been funded with $91m from India,…
News Modi woos Sri Lanka with 200MW solar farm project Indian prime minister Narendra Modi hopes to improve relations with Sri Lanka by launching a joint-venture solar project near the city of Trincomalee, in the northeast of the island, the…
News Sri Lanka to turn Hingurakgoda into international airport The Sri Lankan Air Force has begun work on a six-month project to turn Hingurakgoda Airport in the centre of the island into an international facility. The main work will…
News China Communications to invest extra $300m in Colombo Port City China Communications has promised to invest $300m in the second phase of its Port City Colombo project. Company chair Wang Tongzhou made the pledge to Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickramasinghe…
News US to invest $553m in Sri Lankan container terminal The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) says it will invest $553m in a container terminal in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo.