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Sri Lanka cricket team attack accused on bail
LAHORE, July 14, 2011 (AFP) – Pakistan on Thursday released on bail the leader of one of its leading extremist organisations who is accused of sectarian murders and masterminding an attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team. Malik Ishaq, head of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ) and held for nearly 14 years, was cheered by more than 100 […]
Sri Lanka to decide road toll next week
July 14, 2011 (LBO) – Fees for Sri Lanka’s first toll expressway to the south of the island will be decided next week ahead of its opening scheduled for later this month, head of Sri Lanka’s road development authority R W Pemasiri said. Manual collected can result in revenue leakages through various means. According to […]
Toll Road
July 14, 2011 (LBO) – Fees for Sri Lanka’s first toll expressway to the south of the island will be decided next week ahead of its opening scheduled for later this month, head of Sri Lanka’s road development authority R W Pemasiri said. Manual collected can result in revenue leakages through various means. According to […]
Poor intelligence keeps India vulnerable: analysts
NEW DELHI, July 14, 2011 (AFP) – India will remain a soft target for militant attacks until it enforces a radical shift in counter-terror policy that prioritises effective intelligence-gathering, analysts said Thursday. “But India needs to realise that the acquisition of gadgets is not going to compensate for an ill-trained, semi-educated police force. ” Despite […]
‘s inflation hits 9.44% in June
NEW DELHI, July 14, 2011 (AFP) – India’s annual inflation accelerated to 9.44 percent in June, official data showed on Thursday, increasing pressure on the central bank to hike interest rates further. Meanwhile, April’s inflation figure was revised higher to 9.74 percent from a provisional 8.66 percent estimate, according to the data. The rise in […]
” blasts that kill 21 in Mumbai
MUMBAI, July 14, 2011 (AFP) – Indian investigators Thursday probed triple bomb blasts that killed 21 people in Mumbai, the nation’s commercial capital which is still emerging from the shadows of the deadly 2008 militant attacks. The strongest of the coordinated explosions hit busy districts in the south of the city, the same area targeted […]
Sri Lanka bowling star Malinga too hot for Scots
LONDON, July 13, 2011 (AFP) – Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga ensured the islanders tour of Britain ended on a winning note as he took five wickets in a 183-run one-day international rout of Scotland here on Wednesday. Beaten in both Test and one-day series by England, the World Cup finalists proved too strong […]
Customs Inspection
July 13, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Customs department plans to speed up cargo clearance by automating documentation and introducing systems to screen only high and medium-risk shipments, an official said. Under the new system, when customs is ready to release cargo the department will notify the port authorities electronically so they can release the […]
Sri Lanka tourist arrivals up 20-pct in June: data
July 13, 2011 (LBO) – Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka rose 19.9 percent in June to 53,636 with the Middle East and Asia driving growth and Western Europe flattening, data from the tourism promotion office showed. Visitors from South Asia rose 22.1 percent to 18,431 with India rising 12,927 and Maldives rising 12. 8 percent […]
‘s low productivity seen eroding tea competitiveness
July 13, 2011 (LBO) – Labour productivity on Sri Lankan tea estates has to be improved if regional plantations companies are to survive and afford wage hikes in future, industry officials said. Lalith Obeysekere, chairman of the Planters’ Association which represents regional tea plantations companies, said the island’s tea estates had higher production costs and […]