Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to a Chinese state company to construct the expressway on pillars that connect the Athurugiriya Inter-Change and the New Kelani bridge.
As per the bids that contented technical and financial proposals are called from relevant investors for the proposed project by the Ministry of Highways.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal tabled by the Minister of Highways to award the implementation of the project to the China Harbor Engineering Cooperation (CHEC) as recommended by the Cabinet-appointed Negotiation Committee.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
Former Member of Parliament J.R.P. Suriyapperuma passed away today, January 2, 2025, at the age of 96.
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