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SriLankan Airlines takes flight to the hills
Jan 25 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines expands its floatplane service to Kandy, after recently shelving plans to go to the North of the island due to outbreaks of violence and falling passenger numbers.Jan 25 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines expands its floatplane service to Kandy, after recently shelving plans to go to the North of the […]
School Aid
Jan 25 (LBO) – The University Grants Commission is talking to top US colleges for scholarships to send local students abroad for post graduate studies.Representatives of the North Dakota State University (NDSU) are in Colombo to draw up plans on how students enrolled at local universities can transfer to its College in the United States. […]
Writers Peril
Reporters Without Borders – an international group promoting media freedom condemned Tuesday’s killing of a Sri Lankan Tamil journalist. Reporters Without Borders – an international group promoting media freedom condemned Tuesday’s killing of a Sri Lankan Tamil journalist. Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan, working for the Tamil-language daily Sudar Oli, was gunned down in Trincomalee after covering abuses […]
Marketing Sense
Sri Lankan marketers say consumers’ need to be enticed even when at the supermarket shelves, as a new initiative that will see television screens spread strategically around the shopping isles gets underway.Sri Lankan marketers say consumers’ need to be enticed even when at the supermarket shelves, as a new initiative that will see television screens […]
Building Plan
Jan 24 (LBO) – A new set of housing guidelines published by the National Housing authority, tries to keep coastal dwellings standing should a tsunami strike again.Jan 24 (LBO) – A new set of housing guidelines published by the National Housing authority, tries to keep coastal dwellings standing should a tsunami strike again. The National […]
Tigers end Sri Lanka peace deadlock, talks in Geneva
KILINOCHCHI, Jan 25 (AFP) – Tamil Tiger rebels Wednesday agreed to hold talks with the Sri Lankan government in Geneva in mid-February, a top Norwegian peace broker said here after hectic closed-door negotiations.KILINOCHCHI, Jan 25 (AFP) – Tamil Tiger rebels Wednesday agreed to hold talks with the Sri Lankan government in Geneva in mid-February, a […]
Tigers are top suspects in Sri Lanka bomb attacks: police sources
Jan 25 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels are key suspects in a string of bomb attacks in the capital, police sources said, as a Norwegian envoy arrived in guerrilla-held territory for talks on saving a failing peace drive.Jan 25 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels are key suspects in a string of […]
Norway envoy in crucial talks with Tigers to save truce
KILINOCHCHI, Jan 25, 2006 (AFP) – Norway’s top peace envoy Wednesday began talks with Tamil rebels in northern Sri Lanka aimed at saving a troubled ceasefire amid rising violence, including bomb attacks in the capital.KILINOCHCHI, Jan 25, 2006 (AFP) – Norway’s top peace envoy Wednesday began talks with Tamil rebels in northern Sri Lanka aimed […]
Candy Bars
Jan. 24 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Board of Investment Tuesday dished out several tax incentives, encouraging investors to set up 300 new factories in rural regions of the country.Jan. 24 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Board of Investment Tuesday dished out several tax incentives, encouraging investors to set up 300 new factories in rural regions of […]
Steady Grade
Jan. 24 (LBO) ? Sri Lanka’s DFCC Vardhana Bank retained its AA- (sri) rating for its senior unsecured long-term rating from Fitch Ratings Lanka, the agency said Tuesday. Jan. 24 (LBO) ? Sri Lanka’s DFCC Vardhana Bank retained its AA- (sri) rating for its senior unsecured long-term rating from Fitch Ratings Lanka, the agency said […]