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Sri Lanka, Tamil Tigers talks to protect truce observers break down
OSLO, June 8, 2006 (AFP) – Norwegian officials meeting with Sri Lanka government representatives and Tamil Tigers rebels said on Thursday talks broke down when they failed to bring about a face-to-face encounter between the two sides. Peace broker Norway called the two-day talks amid fears for the safety of the 60-member Sri Lanka Monitoring […]
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LONDON, June 8, 2006 (AFP) – Sri Lanka is looking to Pakistan for help to bolster its military capabilities as the ceasefire between the government and rebels appears increasingly fragile, specialist publication Jane’s Defence Weekly said Thursday. Sri Lanka has asked Pakistan to facilitate the purchase of military equipment worth around 60 million dollars (47 […]
Upsurge in violence as Sri Lanka parties hold talks in Oslo
June 8, 2006 (AFP) – Violence surged in Sri Lanka with at last 16 people reported killed Thursday hours before talks opened in Oslo between the Colombo government and Tiger rebels on their collapsing truce, officials said.Defence officials said the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) set off a powerful Claymore mine in northern […]
Blast kills army officer in Sri Lanka, rival Tigers clash
COLOMBO, June 8, 2006 (AFP) – Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels set off a mine in northern Sri Lanka Thursday, killing an army officer, and clashed with a rival faction elsewhere leaving at least 15 dead, military officials said. There was no immediate comments from the Tigers about military claims of internecine clashes. On Wednesday, eight […]
Collapse of Sri Lanka, Tamil Tigers talks to protect truce observers
OSLO, June 8, 2006 (AFP) – Norwegian officials meeting Sri Lanka government representatives and Tamil Tigers rebels said on Thursday the talks broke down when they failed to orchestrate a face-to-face encounter between the two sides.Peacebroker Norway called the two-day talks amid fears for the safety of the 60-member Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM), which […]
Sri Lanka’s tea crop dips 5% in April
June 7, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tea crop for the four-months to April grew to an all time high of 2.9 percent or 108.52 million kilos, helped on by good rainfall, a commodity brokering house said Wednesday. Black tea production for April however, slipped 5-percent to 30.59 million kilos, Asia Siyaka Commodity brokers said. […]
Government bonds go online in Sri Lanka
June 7, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Wednesday formally launched an electronic trading platform for government bonds, with the aim of broad basing the ownership of treasury securities, the Central Bank said.Developed by Bloomberg, a financial market specialist, Sri Lanka kicked off a soft launch on May 24 to become the second country behind Singapore […]
Safe Investment
June 7 (Dow Jones) – Sri Lanka’s Richard Pieris & Co. said Wednesday it would make a capital gain of 125 million rupees (1.2 million dollars) from the sale of a 21 percent stake in listed Associated Motorways. The diversified company sold its entire stake of 1.75 million shares in Associated Motorways for around 578 […]
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June 7, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tea crop for the four-months to April grew to an all time high of 2.9 percent or 108.52 million kilos, helped on by good rainfall, a commodity brokering house said Wednesday. Black tea production for April however, slipped 5-percent to 30.59 million kilos, Asia Siyaka Commodity brokers said. […]
Sealed Link
June 07 (LBO) – Authorities in Sri Lanka shut down pay television channel CBNSat which was using satellite communications technology without proper approval, police said Wednesday. -LBO Newsdesk- CBNSat which rebroadcast a number of local and foreign television channels was scheduled to have a formal launch of its services shortly, with packages priced between 500 […]