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February, 18 (LBO) – Sri Lankan borrowers would be allowed to ask for their own credit reports and request changes if they are not correct, from the country’s central credit information centre, an official said. Before the changes even loans that are repaid in full, were a permanently of a borrwer’s credit report. Sri Lanka […]
Fuel subsidies feed marine ecology disaster: scientists
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 17, 2007 (AFP) – An international team of marine experts on Saturday called for an immediate ban on fuel subsidies to deep-sea fishing “bandits” blamed for plundering stocks and ravaging undersea ecosystems.The grouping of leading fisheries economists, biologists and ecologists said governments around the world were indirectly funding the destruction of fragile […]
British debt relief to Sri Lanka held back over human rights and defence spending
Feb 18 (LBO) – Millions of pounds worth debt-relief to Sri Lanka is hanging in the balance with Britain saying that queries have been raised over human rights, rising defence spending and ongoing hostilities. The British move comes within months of Germany halting new aid to the country. In 2005, Britain has agreed to pay […]
Sri Lanka hopes for spark from South Asian motor rally
Feb 17, 2007 (LBO) – The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), the largest regional group in the world by population, is to kick off a rally to spark interest in member country hotspots and tourist attractions. The rally is to set off in Dhaka in Bangladesh and will take the ground routes through […]
Occult Politics
February, 17 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s is supposedly a vibrant democracy with its political destiny decided by a population that got universal suffrage in 1931, but the island’s leaders seem to believe their future is controlled by sublime forces of the occult. Sri Lanka’s former foreign minister Mangala Samaraweera newly-sacked from the government, is said […]
Cricket World Cup 2007 groups and fixtures
BRIDGETOWN, Feb 16, 2007 (AFP) – Groups and fixtures for 2007 cricket World Cup: Warm-up matches: March 5: Bermuda v England (Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent) Scotland v Sri Lanka (Three Ws Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados) South Africa v Ireland (Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground, St Augustine, Trinidad) Kenya v West Indies (Trelawny Stadium, Jamaica) […]
Yuvraj fires India to series-clinching win
VISAKHAPATNAM, India, Feb 17, 2007 (AFP) – Yuvraj Singh smashed a blistering 95 not out to guide India to a series-clinching seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the fourth and final one-dayer here on Saturday.He received valuable support from Sourav Ganguly (58 not out) as India surpassed Sri Lanka’s total of 259-7 with six overs […]
Another Sri Lankan journalist goes missing; media rights body concerned
February 17 (LBO) – An international journalist rights body has voiced concern as yet another Sri Lankan journalist went missing this week. Media organisations have described Sri Lanka as one of the most dangerous places for journalists in South Asia. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has voiced deep concern about the disappearance of Subramaniam Ramachandran, the […]
Blast kills civilian, injures six in northern Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Feb 17, 2007 (AFP) – One civilian was killed and six other people were wounded when suspected Tamil Tiger rebels set off a fragmentation mine in northern Sri Lanka on Saturday, the defence ministry said.The blast blamed on the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was aimed at an army bus carrying troops […]
Bursting Point
February 16, 2007 (LBO) — SriLankan Airlines says it is running out of cargo space at Colombo’s international airport, while a newly-built facility lies empty over a rent dispute.The issue is likely to remain a sticky point as the government drags its feet to over the renewal of SriLankan’s management agreement with Emirates which is […]