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Sri Lanka calls for expulsion of Icelandic diplomat
Oct 4, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka on Tuesday called for the expulsion of an Icelandic diplomat who made a clandestine visit to the Tamil Tiger-held north of the island. Sri Lanka’s foreign ministry said it asked Reykjavik to recall Bjarni Vestmann, a minister-counsellor at Iceland’s foreign ministry, after he entered the country on a […]
Hutch Million
Oct 03, 2007 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka unit of Hutchison Telecom has passed one million users and the firm is planning to the double the size of its network over the next year, the company said. The firm which has carved a growing niche in giving affordable services largely through pre-paid services. œWe believe […]
Sri Lankan Airlines push weekly Indian flights to 99
Oct 03, 2007 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines announced Wednesday it will launch services to Coimbatore on October 29, pushing weekly flights to India to 99. The airline is now flying 95 frequencies a week to 11 destinations in India. “SriLankan Airlines has positioned Colombo as the gateway to India, and we are continuously increasing our […]
No Atappattu for Sri Lanka tour of Australia: chief selector
Oct 03, 2007 (Vimasuma.com) Former Sri Lanka captain and opener Marvan Attapattu would not be included in a forthcoming tour of Australia, chief selector Ashantha de Mel said. “We were informed at about 5.00 pm by fax that Marvan would not attend a meeting with cricket officials,” de Mel told Vimasuma.com “It is not possible […]
Maldives raises fuel prices
October 03, 2007 (LBO) — Maldives on Wednesday raised fuel prices to keep pace with galloping world crude prices, the State Trading Organisation said.Prices of diesel go up 0.35 cents to Maldive Rufiyaa 8.65 (0.68 US cents), while kerosene costs 0.25 cents more or Maldive Rufiyaa 9.30 (0.74 US cents), the statement said. In comparison […]
Deutsche Bank reports 2.2-bn euro hit from subprime crisis
FRANKFURT, Oct 3, 2007 (AFP) – Deutsche Bank, Germany’s biggest lender, said Wednesday it would take charges of roughly 2.2 billion euros (3.1 billion dollars) to cover losses connected with the US home-loan crisis.Many major banks have decided to make clear their losses from the global banking crisis as quickly as possible to try to […]
Dollar-pegged oil exporters mull break as inflation goes out of control
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 1, 2007 (AFP) – The US interest rates cut has revived a fierce debate on whether the oil-rich Gulf Arab states should keep their currencies pegged to the dollar and bear the crunch of high inflation. The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states are experiencing high growth rates of between four to […]
Sri Lanka wants Atapattu back for Australia
Oct 3, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s former captain and opening batsman Marvan Atapattu is set to make a comeback after being overlooked for the World Cup, chief selector Asantha de Mel told AFP here Wednesday.“We want Sanath only in the one-day team,” he said. “We need his experience in Australia. He has the technique […]
Sri Lanka says no quick-fix to Tamil conflict
WASHINGTON, Oct 3, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lanka cannot be pressured by the international community to bring about a political solution to its long-running separatist conflict, its foreign secretary T.B. Kohona said. He said the government was searching for a political solution broadly acceptable to all the stakeholders while continuing to encourage Tamil separatists to […]
Female Flyers
Oct 03, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka may boast of having had the world’s first woman prime minister and her daughter as the island’s first female president, but few women have made a career in aviation. The country’s first female military pilot flew Spitfires in World War 2 but an attempt by a young woman […]