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Sri Lanka rebels agree on talks in Switzerland
Oct 10, 2006 (AFP) – Tamil Tiger rebels said Tuesday they were ready to resume peace negotiations with the Sri Lankan government but would reconsider if security forces kept up attacks against them. The rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) told peace broker Norway that they agreed to two days of talks starting October […]
Bomb blast kills three in Sri Lanka
Oct 10, 2006 (AFP) – A powerful bomb ripped through a passenger van in Sri Lanka’s embattled northern district of Vavuniya on Tuesday, killing the driver and two others, police said. The driver had stopped at his home when a device placed inside the vehicle exploded, police said, adding that two people in the victim’s […]
Artillery attacks kill soldier in fresh Sri Lanka fighting
Oct 10, 2006 (AFP) – At least one soldier was killed and another wounded Tuesday in an artillery attack carried out by Tamil Tiger rebels at a de facto front line in northern Sri Lanka, defence officials said.The rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) pounded the Muhamalai defence line in the Jaffna peninsula in […]
Little Choice
October 10, 2006 (LBO) – Indian fuel retailer Lanka IOC is due to receive 5.16 billion rupees in cash and bonds from the government as settlement for having sold fuel below costs, officials said Tuesday. At present around 15 of the 99 tanks in the farm are operational. However as business develops, LIOC plans to […]
‘s first LKR2,000 note to debut on Oct. 17
October 9, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka plans to issue its maiden 2,000 rupee note on October 17, to keep pace with island’s galloping inflation, the central bank said Monday. The new note was in the making for nearly six-years with the bank taking stock of the currency last November. “This ‘Heritage series’ currency note […]
Flying Free
Oct 09, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka and India opened talks on Monday to free up air services between the countries, ahead of Colombo designating new carriers to fly international routes. Sri Lanka has about 59 bilateral agreements with different countries, though its uses just about 19 of them. “We are basically asking for more […]
Better Perks
October 9, 2006 (LBO) – Unions affiliated to Sri Lankan state banks are pressing for a second pension for staff who joined after 1996, though existing pension funds are short by billions of rupees. Prior to 1996, all state bank employees were given a pension, besides the statutory Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and Employees Trust […]
Toy Story
Oct 09 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has brought in restrictions on imports of remote controlled toys fearing the remote control unit and the frequency band can be used to set off explosive devises, officials said Monday. The regulations limit the frequency radius of ground and water toys to ten metres while aircrafts or any […]
Clean Drink
October 9, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Monday signed up for 20.5 million euros or a 2.67 billion rupee loan from the Dutch government to improve the drinking water facilities in six rural towns. Disbursed through Denmark™s Nordea Bank, the interest free loan falls under the Danish mixed credit programme where repayments are spread over […]
Catchy Numbers
TEHRAN, Oct 9, 2006 (AFP) – Ever wanted the mobile number 123456789?In Iran it can be yours, if you have tens of thousands of dollars to spare. The Islamic republic’s telecommunication officials have decided to auction off hundreds of catchy number sequences and use the profits to shore up the cumbersome Iranian mobile phone network, […]