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Union Call
Feb 09 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s key banking sector union is appealing to President Mahinda Rajapakse to intervene in the Commercial Bank of Ceylon takeover attempt and re-introduce pensions to state banks. The powerful Ceylon Bank Employees Union (CBEU) has asked the president to make an order in his capacity as finance minister, to force […]
Tightening Laws
Feb 08 (LBO) – Sri Lanka, noted as hot bed for human trafficking, is now tinkering with its penal code to strengthen laws against the illegal trade. The amendments to the penal code are expected to facilitate prosecution of traffickers and to protect their victims. Sri Lankan authorities however are still unaware of the extent […]
No Cover
Jan 25 (LBO)- The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) urges Sri Lanka to take a leaf out of Indian Supreme Court ruling and bring Constitutional violations to book.Jan 25 (LBO)- The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) urges Sri Lanka to take a leaf out of Indian Supreme Court ruling and bring Constitutional violations to book. […]
Legal Indian
Jan 26 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will repeal an ancient law governing Indian immigrant labour while also changing laws dealing with industrial disputes, the government said Thursday. Jan 26 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will repeal an ancient law governing Indian immigrant labour while also changing laws dealing with industrial disputes, the government said Thursday. “A […]
Extra Eyes
Chief Financial Officers or CFOs are in the dog house after the spectacular collapse of large US and European corporations in recent years.CFO�s have been hauled before courts to face criminal charges for falsifying financial statement. Jeremy Hope, a financial expert who addressed CIMA members in Colombo said CFO�s are seen as the last line […]
The British cuppa becomes an official icon
LONDON, Jan 9 (AFP) – The cup of tea, that staple of everyday English life for centuries, officially became a national icon Monday as the British government launched a new project to celebrate the country’s cultural heritage.The humble “cuppa” was named as one of 12 symbols that best represents England in an online initiative spearheaded […]
Weekend Disruption
Jan 13 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s supplies of oil, wheat and cement from the Northern town of Trincomalee has been disrupted since Thursday, following a protest campaign, police said Friday.Jan 13 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s supplies of oil, wheat and cement from the Northern town of Trincomalee has been disrupted since Thursday, following a protest […]
Sri Lanka and India unite over pesticide limits
Tea producing neighbours India and Sri Lanka will join forces to lobby for a common standard for minimum pesticide residual levels in black tea. Tea producing countries are also calling for a change in the way the tea is tested, accounting for the fact that black tea is drunk rather than chewed and eaten. Existing […]
Records despite rain ruined production
Despite lower productions since October, the island’s annual tea production could still beat the 2002 record of 310 million kilos.Asia Siyaka Commodity Brokers said “Even though the heavy rains in October and November caused a production short fall against 2004, Sri Lanka is still on its way to achieving a record an annual figure in […]
Unpleasant Facts
Sri Lanka’s national child protection agency reports 409 cases of child abuse in 2004 but says this is only tip of the iceberg. Sri Lanka’s national child protection agency reports 409 cases of child abuse in 2004 but says this is only tip of the iceberg. “We get complaints of child abuse but what we […]
Second Chance
A chat with a peace advocate on what the current wave of attacks could mean for the peace process. A chat with a peace advocate on what the current wave of attacks could mean for the peace process. Thirty five people were killed in violence in two weeks in a serious undermining of the peace […]
Tea trade takes a leaf from the famous Wine trails to make new revenue stream.
Tea trails, four refurbished colonial bungalows nestled in the tea decked hills of Bogavantalawa is attracting high end visitors from mostly UK. Tourists from UK who like to experience the kind of lifestyle their ancestors lived here during the British Raj are visiting these boutique bungalows and have added a new revenue stream to its […]