Fresh Slate
December 30 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka government has agreed to offload half the 60 billion-rupee long-term debt of the Ceylon Electricity Board from January …
December 30 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka government has agreed to offload half the 60 billion-rupee long-term debt of the Ceylon Electricity Board from January …
December 29 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has signed a deal Friday with India’s National Thermal Power Corporation to build a 500 million dollar coal power …
SINGAPORE, Dec 28, 2006 (AFP) - The chaos in Asia's Internet service sparked by an undersea earthquake shows the region's cable network is too fragile and …
HONG KONG, Dec 27, 2006 (AFP) - Internet and phone services were disrupted across much of Asia on Wednesday after an earthquake damaged undersea cables, …
COLOMBO, Dec 26 (AFP) - The crew of a Jordanian cargo ship accused Tamil Tiger rebels Tuesday of piracy, saying the guerrillas had attacked their vessel after …
December 22, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka plans to float a state-run no frills airline, the government said Friday, to fly to the Middle East and neighbouring …
December 21, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has started to digitize the issue of birth, marriage and death certificates, which has cut processing time to as …
December 21 (LBO) – Trade unions of telco giant Sri Lanka Telecom have threatened to go on strike together with other public sector unions, if a wage …
December 20, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's visitor arrivals in November slumped to 22.4 percent, the Tourist Board said Wednesday, prompting fears that the …
December 20, 2006 (LBO) – Caltex Lubricants Lanka said Wednesday that earnings in 2007 will take a hit, after the government upped taxes on base oil, …
Dec 20, 2006 (LBO) – Capital Maharaja, a unit of the privately held media house the Maharaja Group, has tied up with Tokyo based media group, to …
December 19, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lankan businesses are cashing in on a booming market for carbon finance, selling carbon credits at increasing prices to …
COLOMBO, Dec 18, 2006 (AFP) - Corruption and ethnic violence is blocking a flood of foreign aid for Sri Lanka's tsunami survivors two years after the massive …
BANGKOK, Dec 18, 2006 (AFP) - Nearly two years after the tsunami, a regional warning system is beset by squabbling and inaction, officials and experts say, as …
December 18, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is scouting for international experts to help the island hedge part of its hefty oil bill next year, Petroleum …
Dec 18, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse Monday kicked off a million dollar project to expand the Colombo port, which will triple …
Dec 15, 2006 (LBO) – The Employers Federation of Sri Lanka are calling on more firms to employ disabled people, not just for equal opportunity, but …
December 15 (LBO) – Sri Lankan pay television service Comet Cable is facing a withdrawal of its broadcast rights, unless royalties owed to a joint …
December 14, 2006 (LBO) – India and Sri Lanka are due to ink a million dollar agreement as early as next year to set up a mega transmission power line …
BEIJING, Dec 14, 2006 (AFP) - China has consolidated its position as the Asia leader in outbound tourism, with 28. online pharmacy buy diflucan with best …