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Booby-trapped taxi explodes in Sri Lanka
Sept 8, 2006 (AFP) – Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels placed a body in a booby-trapped taxi that exploded Friday in northern Sri Lanka, wounding six people, police said. The blast occurred in the town of Vavuniya, 255 kilometres (160 miles) north of the capital Colombo, with a police officer and four school children among the […]
’s tsunami hit coastline
September 8, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Friday flagged off construction work on a road project which links the tsunami hit coastlines from the south up to the east of the island. The Matara-Wellawaya road, jointly funded by ADB and the European Union, is closely linked to a network of tsunami-affected roads to be rehabilitated […]
Sea Rescue
Bangladeshi crew rescued from sinking ship COLOMBO, Sept 7, 2006 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s navy rescued 34 Bangladeshi nationals Thursday who were aboard a crippled merchant vessel that sank off the island’s southern coast, officials said. The cargo carrier, MV Amnet Sha, was being towed by a tugboat when it sank in rough weather off […]
Clean Records
Sep 7, 2006 (LBO) – The credit information has started to clear the credit records of former defaulters who have repaid their loans, a top official said. General Manager of the Sri Lanka Credit Information Bureau N P H Amarasena says about 67,000 names have been taken off the list of defaulters. The credit information […]
State firms a drag on economy : minister
MOSCOW, Sept 6, 2006 (AFP) – Russia’s Economic Development Minister German Gref lashed out Wednesday against state-owned companies which in his view had a “significantly negative” impact on Russia’s industrial development.“A significantly negative role is played by the state-owned companies, which try to boost their presence on the market by trying to swallow the most […]
Madugalle to conduct Pakistan ball tampering hearing
MUMBAI, Sept 7, 2006 (AFP) – The International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Thursday that Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq’s hearing in the ball-tampering controversy will be held on September 27 and 28.including Test captains Brian Lara of the West Indies and Rahul Dravid of India. The much-awaited hearing will be conducted by chief match-referee Ranjan Madugulle […]
Government starts to resettle displaced Muslims in eastern Sri Lanka
TRINCOMALEE, Sept 7, 2006 (AFP) – Thousands of Muslims who fled their homes in this coastal district began returning home Thursday as fighting between troops and Tamil Tiger rebels died down, officials said.Some 85 busses transported refugees within this district from relief centres in Kantalai and take them to their homes in the Muslim fishing […]
Sporadic clashes in Northern Sri Lanka after Tiger warning
Sept 7, 2006 (AFP) – Tamil Tiger fighters shot dead at least two civilians in Sri Lanka’s troubled Jaffna peninsula, the defence ministry said Thursday, a day after the rebels warned of retaliatory strikes.Two others were wounded in Wednesday night’s attack by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the ministry said. There were also […]
John Keells in early talks to take over Confifi Hotels
Sept 06 (LBO) – Diversified Sri Lankan conglomerate John Keells Holdings is in early talks to buy into the Confifi Hotel group, a top official said. As part of our business strategy we look at various opportunities when they arise.In that context we have looked at this possibility of buying into the Confifi Group as […]
Google to offer news archive going back 300 years
WASHINGTON, Sept 6, 2006 (AFP) – Internet giant Google Inc., was expected to announce Wednesday that it will offer a free archive service enabling Internet users to search for printed articles back to the 1700s, US newspapers reported. Called Google News Archive Search, the service will direct users to both paid and free content on […]