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Robot Cop
Sri Lanka’s traffic police have sought new armory to force insurance companies to report road accidents, after discovering empty pages in national road safety records.Sri Lanka’s traffic police have sought new armory to force insurance companies to report road accidents, after discovering empty pages in national road safety records. There has been an average 20 […]
Tough Sell
Sex sells as female sexuality comes out of the closet and Asian women holding the purse buy sexy lingerie and flirt a little more; but advertisers trying to reach her need to try a new position. Sex sells as female sexuality comes out of the closet and Asian women holding the purse buy sexy lingerie […]
Better View
The EU donates satellite pictures of Sri Lanka’s coastline before and after the tsunami, to help reconstruction.The EU donates satellite pictures of Sri Lanka’s coastline before and after the tsunami, to help reconstruction. “As an essential contribution to help post-tsunami reconstruction in Sri Lanka, the European Commission (EC) has delivered to the Sri Lankan authorities, […]
Window Dressing
Financial statements of Sri Lankan firms are sometimes incorrectly presented because local auditors don’t keep up with new developments, the island’s accounting and auditing watchdog said. Financial statements of Sri Lankan firms are sometimes incorrectly presented because local auditors don’t keep up with new developments, the island’s accounting and auditing watchdog said. The watchdog is […]
Punjabi Rock
Sri Lankan artistes with raw talent, a little Punjabi sound fused with Sinhalese and some management help are finding a ready springboard into India’s music world. Sri Lankan artistes with raw talent, a little Punjabi sound fused with Sinhalese and some management help are finding a ready springboard into India’s music world. Overall Market Size […]
Buying Time
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court Wednesday ordered the suspension of a criminal investigation into the prime minister’s handling of tsunami aid following allegations of corruption. Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court Wednesday ordered the suspension of a criminal investigation into the prime minister’s handling of tsunami aid following allegations of corruption. Chief justice Sarath Silva asked the police […]
Green Power
Renewable energy player Vidulanka Ltd plans to tap the capital markets next year to raise around Rs.265 million to fund upcoming power projects, officials said Wednesday.Renewable energy player Vidulanka Ltd plans to tap the capital markets next year to raise around Rs. 265 million to fund upcoming power projects, officials said Wednesday. The power producer […]
Singer’s private party gets top rating
Singer (Sri Lanka) Ltd walked off with a A+(sri) rating from Fitch Ratings Lanka Limited for its upcoming debenture issue, the rating agency said Tuesday. Singer (Sri Lanka) Ltd walked off with a A+(sri) rating from Fitch Ratings Lanka Limited for its upcoming debenture issue, the rating agency said Tuesday. The rating outlook is stable. […]
Sri Lanka’s main opposition party plans to splash millions on welfare subsidies and ban dowries
Sri Lanka’s main opposition party plans to ban dowries, smoking in public places, offer year-end bonuses to public servants and splash out billions of rupees by way of welfare subsidies, if it wins the November presidential poll, its leader said Tuesday. Sri Lanka’s main opposition party plans to ban dowries, smoking in public places, offer […]
‘s private party gets top rating
Singer (Sri Lanka) Ltd walked off with a A+(sri) rating from Fitch Ratings Lanka Limited for its upcoming debenture issue, the rating agency said Tuesday. Singer (Sri Lanka) Ltd walked off with a A+(sri) rating from Fitch Ratings Lanka Limited for its upcoming debenture issue, the rating agency said Tuesday. The rating outlook is stable. […]