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Health Strategy
May 04, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s state is “passionate and committed” towards Lanka Hospitals Corporation, a listed fee levying hospital which came under its control, a top official has said. “¦I must take this opportunity to reiterate that the Government of Sri Lanka remains passionate and committed towards its stake in The Lanka Hospital […]
Telecom Gateway
May 04, 2011 (LBO) – TATA Communications’ Sri Lanka unit has commissioned its second international gateway in Sri Lanka improving reliability and providing back-up services to clients. œThis will enable our customers to offer higher uptime and better service levels to their end customers, thereby becoming more competitive in the international business environment, said V […]
I control therefore I am: chimps self-aware, says study
PARIS, May 4, 2011 (AFP) – Chimpanzees are self-aware and can anticipate the impact of their actions on the environment around them, an ability once thought to be uniquely human, according to a study released Wednesday. The findings, reported in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, challenge assumptions about the boundary between human and […]
Fourth night of protests in Maldives
May 3, 2011 (AFP) – Anti-government protesters took to the streets of the Maldives for a fourth night on Tuesday, as police baton-charged demonstrators and arrested a senior opposition activist, eyewitnesses said. Police arrested opposition member Umar Naseer on Tuesday night as he led scores of people through the narrow cobbled streets of Male, demanding […]
Sri Lanka national carrier boosts fleet
May 04, 2011 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines, the island’s state-run national carrier is boosting its short haul fleet to more closely fit the needs of its regional routes, with four new Airbus A320 aircraft ordered on operating leases, an official said. “There is an imbalance in the requirement for narrow body aircraft,” chief executive officer […]
Sri Lanka average prices steady from February: CB
May 4, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s average price level measured by an index at the capital Colombo, has been steady since February though non-food items have taken up the slack created by falling food prices, an official statement said. In April prices rose 9.8 percent from a year earlier, despite food prices falling 1. […]
Sri Lanka stocks end down 1.2-pct
May 03, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lankan shares closed down Tuesday with losses in high value shares dragging the indices down and turnover boosted by large deals among oil palm companies, brokers said. The main All Share Price Index closed at 7,270. 67, down 1.17 percent (86.30 points) while the more liquid Milanka index fell […]
Road Upgrade
May 03, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is receiving 100 million US dollars to maintain an upgrade a 134 kilometre road connecting the island’s East to the Western side and also improve safety and sustainable maintenance. The 100 million dollar credit will be used to upgrade the ‘A6’ road from Ambepussa to Dambulla and Kantale […]
‘s Akquasun
May 03, 2011 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Expolanka Holdings and Akquasun Group based in Mumbai have formed a joint venture called Akquasun Lanka to focus on attracting tourists from emerging markets like India, Russia and China. Expolanka Holdings, a diversified conglomerate with interests in transportation, manufacturing, international trading and strategic investments, plans to raise 2. […]
Probe Order
May 2, 2011 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s sports minister on Monday ordered a police inquiry into match-fixing allegations levelled by former international captain Hashan Tillakaratne. Tillakaratne, who played 83 Tests and 200 one-dayers during a 15-year career, said last week that Sri Lankan players had been involved in match-fixing since 1992 adding that he was […]