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Alien Invasion
Feb 12, 2007 (LBO) – In the deep south of Sri Lanka, native vegetation at a fragile wetland nature reserve is being chocked-out by an implacable foreign invasion. The Bundala national park, designated a globally valuable resource under the Ramsar convention on wetlands, covers 3698 hectares of scrub jungle and water bodies bordering the coast […]
Safe Deal
February 12 (LBO) – Sri Lanka wants an investment protection agreement with the Maldive Islands, visiting Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapakse said, while calling for expansion of bi-lateral trade and joint action on tourism. The islands need foreign labour to run its booming low-inflation economy. . Sri Lanka’s top business conglomerates, such as John Keells and […]
GSM Olympics
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb 12, 2007 (AFP) – Leaders in the mobile phone industry gathered in Barcelona on Monday promising faster connections, more fun and cheaper calls at the start of one of the biggest trade shows for the sector. The 3GSM event is expected to draw 60,000 people over the next four days with 1,300 […]
Microsoft Mobile
HONG KONG, Feb 12, 2007 (AFP) – Microsoft announced Monday its new version of its Windows operating systems for mobile devices and said it won new Asian partners hoping to gain more market share from competitors, Symbian and Nokia. The US computer giant said Windows Mobile 6 has been added new features previously only available […]
UK minister calls for peace in Sri Lanka
February 12 (LBO) – A UK minister has called for a peaceful solution to the conflict in Sri Lanka and said a continuing violence will hold back development and tarnish the country’s image, ahead of a visit to the island. “Today’s British government has no greater wish for Sri Lanka than that it should find […]
Killer blaze at Korean detention centre that also held Sri Lankan illegals
SEOUL, Feb 11, 2007 (AFP) – At least nine foreign migrants including eight Chinese were killed and 18 others hurt in a blaze early Sunday at a detention centre in the South Korean port of Yeosu, local officials said. “The Prime Minister instructed Justice Minister Kim Sung-Ho to examine all detention facilities for illegal immigrants […]
‘s tolerance of inflation
NEW DELHI, Feb 11, 2007 (AFP) – Inflation is rearing its head in booming India, sparking warnings that soaring food prices spell misery for the poor and that the country’s economy may be overheating.The wholesale price index, India’s most closely watched cost-of-living indicator, on Friday showed inflation at 6.58 percent, the highest reading since December […]
‘s thrilling win
RAJKOT, India, Feb 11, 2007 (AFP) – Kumar Sangakkara cracked a robust 110 under pressure to set up Sri Lanka’s exciting five-run victory over India in the second one-day international here on Sunday.India needed 11 runs in the last over with three wickets in hand to surpass Sri Lanka’s total of 257-8 but they ended […]
Cricket: World Cup chiefs put gloss on delays
PORT OF SPAIN, Feb 10, 2007 (AFP) – World Cup organisers on Saturday shrugged off increasing worries over stadium delays and rocketing hotel prices despite cricket’s global showpiece getting underway in four weeks’ time. Trinidad’s famous Queen’s Park Oval is still not finished, practice pitches in Jamaica have yet to be completed while a hotel […]
Sri Lankan president visits Maldives
MALE, Feb 11, 2007 (AFP) – Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse arrived in the Maldives on Sunday for a series of talks on bilateral trade, officials said.Rajapakse is due to meet Maldivian President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom for a one-on-one meeting followed by lunch with key government officials here. The Sri Lankan president is expected to […]