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Five killed after tsunami hits Indonesia
JAKARTA, July 17, 2006 (AFP) – Five people were killed when waves hit buildings on the south coast of Indonesia’s Java island Monday after a strong undersea quake triggered a tsunami alert, Indonesia’s president said. “Based on reports I have received, five people have been killed,” President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told reporters. online pharmacy ivermectin […]
Choices: Kiri or kekiri?
July 11, 2006 (LBO) – Do infrastructure reforms increase disparities between the wealthy areas around Colombo and the rest of the country? Do they yield kiri for Colombo and kekiri for others? The Central Bank’s Consumer Finance Survey which gives us a snapshot of the household distribution of infrastructure services at the provincial level in […]
Sri Lanka bipartisan peace bid fails, opposition says
July 7, 2006 (AFP) – A fresh attempt to hammer out a bipartisan approach to Sri Lanka’s drawn out Tamil separatist conflict ended abruptly with the defection of an opposition legislator, officials said Friday. online pharmacy buy ciprodex with best prices today in the USA online pharmacy buy spiriva inhaler with best prices today in the USA buy elavil […]
Sri Lanka bipartisan peace bid fails, opposition says
July 7, 2006 (AFP) – A fresh attempt to hammer out a bipartisan approach to Sri Lanka’s drawn out Tamil separatist conflict ended abruptly with the defection of an opposition legislator, officials said Friday. online pharmacy buy ciprodex with best prices today in the USA online pharmacy buy spiriva inhaler with best prices today in […]
Sri Lanka to study foreign devolution models to end fighting
July 5, 2006 (AFP) – Sri Lanka will study devolution models across the world before developing a power-sharing mechanism with Tamil Tiger rebels to end separatist violence, a senior minister said Wednesday. Rajapakse’s ruling party received crucial support from political hardliners, but has since angered his backers with his offers of talks with the LTTE […]
Sri Lankan president postpones visit to Bangladesh
DHAKA, July 3, 2006 (AFP) – Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has postponed a visit to Bangladesh next week due to a full schedule at home, the foreign ministry said here Monday. online pharmacy buy ciprodex with best prices today in the USA online pharmacy buy diflucan with best prices today in the USA buy […]
Choices: To appoint or advertise?
July 3, 2006 (LBO) – The Information and Communication Technology Act, No 27 of 2003, was a watershed for a number of reasons. It created a fully government owned company to implement a complex, cross-cutting policy initiative, the e Sri Lanka Initiative, initially funded at 53 million dollars by the World Bank. buy stromectol online […]
Sri Lankan president to visit Bangladesh
DHAKA, June 23, 2006 (AFP) – Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse will visit Bangladesh next month, the foreign ministry said Friday. Rajapakse would hold talks with Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia during the three-day visit from 12 July, the ministry said.buy prednisone online buy prednisone no prescription “The president’s visit will be significant in both […]
Choices: Toll or troll?
June 21, 2006 (LBO) – Recently there was a news report on innovative policing on the Colombo-Kandy road. On two days of the week, the traffic police would follow errant drivers and videotaping violations of various traffic rules, such as crossing the single or double lines. Then they would ticket the drivers while making them […]
Lies or the bitter truth?
June 8, 2006 (LBO) – Some time ago I wrote a column http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/normal-or-peculiar-standard-time/ about changing the time standard: It was a fun piece because I thought the whole thing was a joke or a smokescreen (for something like:http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/sri-lanka-raises-retail-fuel-prices-from-midnight/); and I couldn’t care that much about which way the decision went. But I am no longer […]
Sri Lanka truce monitors seek more manpower, kit
May 25, 2006 (AFP) – The Scandinavian truce monitoring mission in Sri Lanka wants to boost its numbers by at least 25 percent and is outfitting observers with flak jackets and helmets, the mission said Thursday. online pharmacy buy diflucan with best prices today in the USA online pharmacy buy diflucan with best prices today […]
Traffic congestion: On the road to Seoul or London?
May 22, 2006 (LBO) – Most people trying to move across the city of Colombo in recent days have experienced increased difficulties. A trip that used to take 20 minutes now takes double that time or more, especially around the recently closed upper section of Bauddhaloka Mawatha and the Sri Uttarananda Mawatha. One may ask […]