Dec 27 car-train collision at Kurana, Katunayake
The Sri Lanka Railways said that one of the worst train-car collisions at a rail crossing could have been easily averted had the driver of the ill-fated vehicle heeded an SLAF officer’s warning. The tragedy at a Kurana-Katunayake rail crossing on December 27 claimed the lives of five persons, [...]
A deadly train-car collision which occurred yesterday at Kurana-Katunayake rail crossing around 10.15 a.m. resulted in the death of five family members including his wife, his two children and their grandmother. The husband who sustained serious injuries and admitted to the Colombo National Hospital, succumbed to his injuries at the Colombo National Hospital, Police Media [...]
The British Government through its Export Credit Guarantee Department (ECGD) has provided a credit package of Sterling Pound 50 million (Rs. 11.5 billion) for the reconstruction of bridges in Sri Lanka.
The loan facility is provided by the HSBC Bank Plc, UK together with the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Sri Lanka, states the [...]
