The Central Expressway project which is being done in four stages and will be completed by end of 2019, said Minister of Higher Educationa and Highways Lakshman Kiriella at a press conference held in Colombo yesterday.
According to the Minister, for the first time in Sri Lanka the second stage which is 39.3 kilometers from Mirigama to Kurunegala will be constructed by local contractors.
Section four consisting of 63.8km will be constructed by a Chinese company. Negotiations for the third and fourth stages are on going.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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