A new state-owned entity called Expressway Investment Company under Treasury is to be established for collecting funds for the construction, maintenance and revenue collection from expressways in the country.
The Cabinet of Ministers yesterday approved the proposal submitted by the Treasury to set up the entity as rural by-ways projects covering 100,000 kilometres are being implemented in addition to the ongoing implementation of the Central expressway, inauguration of Ruwanpura expressway and Kelaniya to Athurugiriya expressways.
The Cabinet paper noted that approximately 0.5-1% of the Gross Domestic Product should be allocated for the financing of expressways under construction and other scheduled projects.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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