Chairman of Sri Lanka’s Economic Revival and Poverty Alleviation Task Force Basil Rajapaksa has reportedly said that the government of Sri Lanka will increase the country’s dairy production to meet the domestic demand.
A senior Sri Lankan expert in the maritime industry has reportedly said that Sri Lanka’s marine and offshore engineering industry can be developed to be on par with global players in shipbuilding, marine engineering and offshore construction.
Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has called for the public transport sector to be more efficient and the country’s Transport Ministry is now looking at setting up a park and ride system, prepaid cards and combined timetables.
Sri Lanka is looking at assisting the development of the country’s economy with special focus on the country’s tourism industry. It is in this backdrop that the Sri Lanka Tourism Alliance has recently announced that it had launched a programme to help transform the offering of the small and medium sector by offering scholarships with a US-based partner.
Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard Plc has reportedly announced that the company is gearing to build six 5,000 dead weight ton bulk hybrid carriers for Norway based Misje Eco Bulk AS. The Norwegian company has also given an option for four other vessels