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Eight killed in Sri Lanka blast
At least eight sailors were killed in northern Sri Lanka Thursday when their bus was hit by a land mine explosion, military officials said. At least eight sailors were killed in northern Sri Lanka Thursday when their bus was hit by a land mine explosion, military officials said. Another eight sailors escaped with injuries in […]
Sri Lanka pledges not to start war
Sri Lanka Thursday pledged not to start a war with Tamil rebels despite an escalation of violence and expressed hope that peace broker Norway will salvage a truce with the guerrillas.Sri Lanka Thursday pledged not to start a war with Tamil rebels despite an escalation of violence and expressed hope that peace broker Norway will […]
Sri Lanka’s Ceylinco Leasing goes for debt and IPO
Sri Lanka’s Ceylinco Leasing Corp plans to raise a billion rupees in debt and issue shares to the public later this year, officials said Wednesday.Sri Lanka’s Ceylinco Leasing Corp plans to raise a billion rupees in debt and issue shares to the public later this year, officials said Wednesday. An initial public offering is on […]
‘s Ceylinco Leasing goes for debt and IPO
Sri Lanka’s Ceylinco Leasing Corp plans to raise a billion rupees in debt and issue shares to the public later this year, officials said Wednesday.Sri Lanka’s Ceylinco Leasing Corp plans to raise a billion rupees in debt and issue shares to the public later this year, officials said Wednesday. An initial public offering is on […]
Tamils step up pressure on Sri Lanka troops to quit
Tamil civilians backed by Tiger rebels stepped up demands for the withdrawal of troops from Sri Lanka’s embattled regions, the guerrillas said Wednesday, after the US warned them against returning to war.Tamil civilians backed by Tiger rebels stepped up demands for the withdrawal of troops from Sri Lanka’s embattled regions, the guerrillas said Wednesday, after […]
Return to war at high cost, US warns Sri Lanka’s Tigers
The United States Tuesday warned Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels that a return to war would cost them dearly.The United States Tuesday warned Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels that a return to war would cost them dearly. US ambassador to Sri Lanka, Jeffrey Lunstead, told a meeting of businessmen here that Washington wanted the rebel […]
Fringe Benefits
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Employment Bureau say its will set up a migrant pension scheme by April 2006. Sri Lanka’s Foreign Employment Bureau say its will set up a migrant pension scheme by April 2006. “The migrant pension scheme will be finalised in three months time,” said Chairman, Foreign Employment Bureau, Jagath Wellawatta in an interview […]
Going Soft
Fixed-line giant Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) is tipped to shift part of this year’s Rs.7 billion capital spending budget to upgrade its international gateway, senior SLT officials said.. Fixed-line giant Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) is tipped to shift part of this year’s Rs. 7 billion capital spending budget to upgrade its international gateway, senior SLT […]
‘s Tigers
The United States Tuesday warned Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels that a return to war would cost them dearly.The United States Tuesday warned Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tiger rebels that a return to war would cost them dearly. US ambassador to Sri Lanka, Jeffrey Lunstead, told a meeting of businessmen here that Washington wanted the rebel […]