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Monday’s earthquake off the nothern tip of Indonesia has been described as an aftershock
Monday's earthquake off the nothern tip of Indonesia has been described as an aftershock, one of many that has been shaking up the region since the …
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A crucial cabinet meeting on restructuring the Ceylon Electricity Board and the Petroleum Corporation has been put off for two weeks, amidst street …
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Three twisted carriages stand as a grim reminder of the December tsunamis that engulfed the "Ocean Queen" train, sending more than 1,000 passengers …
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Traders at Hikkaduwa protest the 100-metre buffer zone that is preventing them from rebuilding their damaged shops. The entire Hikkaduwa town is …
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Employers blasted the governments watered down hire and fire polices
Employers blasted the governments watered down hire and fire polices, they say, will scare foreign investors and be a bottleneck for restructuring …
Asian economic growth is environmentally unsustainable, UN says
Asia's economic growth rates of as much as 10 percent are causing pollution, stripping forests, depleting fisheries resources and causing other …
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The Asian Development Bank admits it has not given a cent to Sri Lanka so far, as the US$ 150 mn tsunami assistance programme will only go before its …
Tsunami damaged industries need a minimum Rs. 1.2 bn to rebuild businesses
Industrial Development Board says micro, small, medium and large scale industries damaged by the December tsunami need a minimum Rs. 1.2 bn to …
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The Asian Development Bank has asked Sri Lanka to step up the momentum of tsunami reconstruction and said it was awaiting agreement between Tamil …
BOI companies in tax net from April
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