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Called to Shore
Sri Lanka has asked the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to up a US$ 100 mn allocation to fund the Colombo south port to US$ 200 mn, nearly half of the …
Sri Lanka faces new crisis over tsunami deal with Tigers
A main Marxist party in Sri Lanka's ruling coalition Wednesday issued a fresh warning to the government not to go ahead with a Norwegian-brokered …
Call back
The telecom watchdog’s staff has taken the Regulatory Commission to court over a decision to reverse a salary increment given earlier this year. …
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Plans to lay off private sector workers in Sri Lanka laid off, until the government works out how to finance unemployment insurance. online pharmacy …
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Fitch Ratings Lanka Ltd (FRL) assigns A+ (sri) for Singer Sri Lanka’s (SSL) proposed LKR300mn 2005/2009 debentures. Fitch Ratings Lanka Ltd (FRL) …
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Sri Lanka spends to put up unnecessary buildings in its public schools and universities, with an urgent need to rationalise its capital spending …
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Limited Mobility
Sri Lanka's Central Bank has allowed indirect exporters to open a special account to use their foreign currency sales proceeds to pay for imported …
South Asia needs to do more to reach Millennium Development Goals
South Asia still lags behind on some Millennium Development Goals (MDG), with more work needed in bridging income gaps, access to education and …
Bypass Operation
The month of March saw a record number of vehicle registrations with vehicle owners trying to avoid a new withholding tax from April 1.online …
Norway envoy in talks amid tension in Sri Lanka
Norwegian peace envoy Erik Solheim opened talks with officials here Monday amid growing concern for the stability of a ceasefire between Sri Lankan …
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Sri Lanka feels the benefits of debt moratorium
Though there are doubts about how soon the US$ 2 billion aid pledge can be drawn down, the government is already getting the benefits of the debt …
Norway in new peace drive in Sri Lanka amid escalating violence
Norwegian special envoy Erik Solheim arrived here Sunday for a fresh attempt to revive Sri Lanka's deadlocked peace talks with Tamil Tiger rebels, an …
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Norway in fresh bid to save Sri Lanka peace process
Sri Lanka's peacebroker Norway announced Friday a fresh bid to salvage the island's faltering efforts to end ethnic bloodshed amid escalating …
US official to give tools to tsunami-hit Sri Lanka tradesmen
A senior US official is due in Sri Lanka next week to assess tsunami clean up operations and give tools to local tradespeople affected by the …
Sri Lanka trooper kills three in New Year rage
A Sri Lankan soldier enraged over not being given home leave for the traditional New Year shot dead his superior officer and two colleagues Saturday, …
Senior official shot dead in Sri Lanka ahead of peace moves
Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels shot dead a senior government official in eastern Sri Lanka Friday ahead of a visit to the region by a Norwegian peace …
IMF cuts Sri Lanka’s growth targets, warns there is little political will to push painful reforms
The International Monetary Fund has trimmed Sri Lanka's 2005 growth by 0.75 percent, and warned that there was little political will to tackle …
Oil prices, tsunami put brakes on South Asia growth
Higher oil prices, the Indian Ocean tsunamis and patchy rains are expected to slow South Asia's economic growth rate in 2005 to 6. buy tamiflu online …