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Early Bird
Malaysia’s successful budget carrier AirAsia, is in early talks with Sri Lanka’s aviation authorities as it eyes Colombo for its next regional expansion.Malaysia’s successful budget carrier AirAsia, is in early talks with Sri Lanka’s aviation authorities as it eyes Colombo for its next regional expansion. “We are at very early stages. We have just started […]
World Food Programme to buy rice from local farmers to feed tsunami victims
The World Food Programme(WFP) is planning to buy rice from Sri Lankan farmers to feed the thousands displaced by the tsunami and the internal conflict. The World Food Programme(WFP) is planning to buy rice from Sri Lankan farmers to feed the thousands displaced by the tsunami and the internal conflict. “We are negotiating with the […]
Seconds Off
Sri Lanka’s commercial 3G licensing process is taking time to materialize as policymakers grapple over compensation for relocating current users in the spectrum table.Sri Lanka’s commercial 3G licensing process is taking time to materialize as policymakers grapple over compensation for relocating current users in the spectrum table. A proposed spectrum reallocation process in 2003 sought […]
Big Hello
MTN Networks handed in an application on Thursday to list up to 10 percent of its issued share capital on the Colombo bourse.MTN Networks handed in an application on Thursday to list up to 10 percent of its issued share capital on the Colombo bourse. The issue is likely to open by August 2005, and […]
Healthy Move
The World Health Meeting ended on Wednesday with 192 World Health Organisation (WHO) countries adopting new rules to control the spread of communicable diseases.The World Health Meeting ended on Wednesday with 192 World Health Organisation (WHO) countries adopting new rules to control the spread of communicable diseases. “These new regulations recognize that diseases do not […]
Shopping Around
The tsunami alters tourism industry dynamics in Sri Lanka with more visitors coming for a shopping experience rather than the traditional sun and sand break.The tsunami alters tourism industry dynamics in Sri Lanka with more visitors coming for a shopping experience rather than the traditional sun and sand break. Analysts from Asia Securities – a […]
Sri Lanka rebels recruiting fewer child soldiers
Tamil guerrillas have recruited fewer child soldiers in Sri Lanka this year amid mounting international condemnation against enlisting underage combatants, official figures showed Wednesday. Tamil guerrillas have recruited fewer child soldiers in Sri Lanka this year amid mounting international condemnation against enlisting underage combatants, official figures showed Wednesday. The recruitment pattern of the rebel Liberation […]
‘s US$ 150 mn loans?
The International Finance Corp.‘s offer of US$ 150 million tsunami loan facility is likely to go a begging in Sri Lanka, as hoteliers seek comfort in local banks.The International Finance Corp.’s offer of US$ 150 million tsunami loan facility is likely to go a begging in Sri Lanka, as hoteliers seek comfort in local banks. […]
Foreign aid donors under human rights fire over Sri Lanka killings
Peace broker Norway and nations which promised Sri Lanka three billion dollars in tsunami aid were Tuesday accused by an international human rights group of not using their financial clout to halt a string of killings.Peace broker Norway and nations which promised Sri Lanka three billion dollars in tsunami aid were Tuesday accused by an […]
Damn It
Sri Lanka’s next Tsunami type wave might hit inland if one of the many dams in the country gives way due to lack of maintenance according to a former boss of irrigation.Sri Lanka’s next Tsunami type wave might hit inland if one of the many dams in the country gives way due to lack of […]
Clean Deals
CDM or Clean Development Mechanism developed under the Kyoto Protocol to cut green house gas emissions of industrial countries by five percent by 2012 is wooing emerging economies to trade what are called carbon credits and help industrial countries meet targets. CDM or Clean Development Mechanism developed under the Kyoto Protocol to cut green house […]
‘s troubled town
An uneasy calm gripped Sri Lanka’s troubled port city of Trincomalee as Buddhists Monday celebrated a key anniversary amid protests over a Buddha statue in the region, police and residents said.An uneasy calm gripped Sri Lanka’s troubled port city of Trincomalee as Buddhists Monday celebrated a key anniversary amid protests over a Buddha statue in […]