OTHER NEWS Police earplugs on Jaffna phones New restrictions at duty free shops Riverina Hotel in Sri Lanka Offers Guests New Reservation System Which Guarantees Instant Confirmation CCI to publish “Construction Industry Trade Catalogue 2008”    Advertisement Print Version | Email to friend Government plans to provide solutions for local SMEs. 06-05-2008 Construction Ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka and Chamber of Construction Industry Sri Lanka plan to provide solutions and assistance for burning issues of local small and medium scale contractors through their proposed interactive session is to be held in Colombo. The chamber hosts this session in collaboration with the ICTAD and invites local SMEs who involve in the construction sector. At present most of SMEs face financial and other issues due to lack of support from relevant agencies , said CEO of the chamber Dakshitha Talgodapitiya. \"Minister of Constriction and Engineering services Dr. Rajitha Senaratne has accepted our invitation to attend the workshop which will be held on 10th of May at the ICTAD auditorium , Colombo 7. According to available figures more than 90 % of the domestic construction industry represents by the SMEs . \"Some of the most knowledgeable persons in this industry which includes Eng. Mervyn Gunasekara, Chairman ICTAD Asitha Pathirage , Eng; Ananda Ranasingha and Attorney At law Chirsmal Warnasuriya will attend this seminar to discuss these common issues and also provide solutions. Presidents Counsel Mr. Romes de Silva will also address the participants. According to the chamber\'s spokesman Mr.Talgodapitiya , the organizers expect to discuss various topics on construction sector such as process, construct administration, project management , project finance and funding . He said local SMES could obtain details on this workshop by dialing 0115680381. Print Version | Email to friend

Police earplugs on Jaffna phones Sun, 20-07-2008 08:00:00 Users of CDMA and mobile phones in the Jaffna peninsula have been asked to obtain a police clearance certificate for the use of the phones from this month, an official said yesterday. For the past two months, CDMA phones have been barred while the use of hand phones is restricted to a few hours a day in the peninsula. The police have already sent a printed application form to the Jaffna Telecom office to deliver it to phone users along with their telephone bills for this month, Region... |FULL STORY|

New restrictions at duty free shops Sat, 19-07-2008 18:00:00 Items like large TVs, fridges, air-conditioners, washing machines, etc will not be sold at Airport Duty Free shops from August under a new circular-Customs Chief. ... |FULL STORY|

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Riverina Hotel in Sri Lanka Offers Guests New Reservation System Which Guarantees Instant Confirmation Sat, 19-07-2008 17:00:00 Reserving a room is now easier and fuss-free thanks to Riverina Hotel's new reservation system which guarantees immediate confirmation. Guests can simply log on to the hotel's official website http://www.riverinahotel.com and book rooms in the convenience and safety of their homes. This new addition to Riverina Hotel's customer service offerings is their way of ensuring that guests are serviced as early as the booking process. With a 14-day view of room availability shown in real ti... |FULL STORY|

CCI to publish “Construction Industry Trade Catalogue 2008” Fri, 18-07-2008 13:00:00 Chamber of Construction Industry which represents all stakeholders of the domestic construction industry drawn from both public and private sectors ranging from large multinational corporations to micro enterprises, satisfied a long felt need of the industry by publishing the first ever construction industry catalogue. This was another initiative launched by the Chamber towards enhancing the capacity and competitiveness of the domestic construction industry. The construction industry t... |FULL STORY|

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