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Solving traffic congestion:
A survey of big companies is to be conducted by
the Western Region Megapolis Planning Project office with the Ceylon
Chamber of Commerce, to decide how to introduce flexible work hours
as a part of initiatives to overcome delays caused by the worsening
traffic congestion, which city planners say reduces economic
efficiency.
SOLAR ROOF: Domestic roof solar systems and
large-scale industrial solar systems are expected to be the main two
systems that will contribute heavily to the Surya Bala Sangramaya (SBS),
a public power-generating program launched last month by President
Maithripala Sirisena. The SBS program targets to add 200 MW to the
national grid by 2020,
Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) last week launched the
first ever Digital Excellence Awards, ‘SLT Zero One Awards for
Digital Excellence’ (SLT 01 Awards) to be held in Sri Lanka. SLT 01
Awards 2016 will recognize and appreciate institutions and
individuals as well as brands in their quest for excellence in the
field of digital initiatives. The announcement was made at a press
conference at the Colombo Hilton Hotel on Tuesday.
India to set up committees to discuss issues :
India is excited and looks forward to signing
the Economic and Technology Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) agreement
with Sri Lanka which could benefit enormously from a large market,
Indian Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the media at the
conclusion of a two-day visit to Sri Lanka last week. She said
relations between the two countries have always been strong,
conducive and full of mutual trust.
Oil rig testing and modification:
Hayleys Energy Services last week announced that
it had completed the testing, repair and modifications of the
hydraulic work on the rig, Lewek Explorer 600, due to be mobilized
for an oil project in Bangladesh soon. This is the first time an oil
rig has been serviced on-shore in Sri Lanka with Hayleys Energy
Services having been awarded the contract by EMAS Energy Services
(Thailand).
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