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Notice of proposed electricity price increases will be out for public comment next week, says the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB).Notice of proposed electricity price increases will be out for public comment next week, says the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB). “We sent the gazette notice to print.So it should be out early next week,” said CEB […]
Sri Lanka signs tsunami aid deal with Tamil Tiger rebels
Sri Lanka’s government and Tiger rebels Friday entered a landmark tsunami aid-sharing deal, raising hopes of salvaging a Norwegian-led peace process while hardline Marxists stepped up nationwide protests.Sri Lanka’s government and Tiger rebels Friday entered a landmark tsunami aid-sharing deal, raising hopes of salvaging a Norwegian-led peace process while hardline Marxists stepped up nationwide protests. […]
LTTE signs P-TOMS for tsunami aid
The MOU for a Post-Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS) signed by the LTTE and returned to Colombo.“Mr Jayasinghe, Secretary to the Ministry of Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconciliation and Mr Shanmugalingam Ranjan, Deputy Head of the Planning and Development Secretariat of the LTTE, signed the agreement,” said a statement from the Government Information Department, on Friday. […]
The Joint Mechanism to share tsunami aid with the LTTE was signed this morning
The Joint Mechanism proposal to share tsunami aid with the LTTE was signed this morning after a parliamentary debate on the issue was disrupted by the JVP.The Joint Mechanism proposal to share tsunami aid with the LTTE was signed this morning after a parliamentary debate on the issue was disrupted by the JVP. The secretary […]
Aid to be channelled via regional fund
COLOMBO, June 24 – Sri Lanka’s government unveiled Friday a tsunami aid sharing deal with Tamil rebels despite heated protests from Marxists who disrupted a parliamentary debate on the controversial issue. COLOMBO, June 24 – Sri Lanka’s government unveiled Friday a tsunami aid sharing deal with Tamil rebels despite heated protests from Marxists who disrupted […]
LBO Pictures from the JVP Protest Friday
A JVP poster litters Parliament Road after security forces thwarted an attempt by the Marxist party’s supporters from marching up to the Parliamentary complex Friday. Sittings in Sri Lanka’s parliament was suspended after members of a the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna held a noisy, black flag protest against a controversial aid share deal with the […]
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Senkadagala Finance raised Rs. 150 mn in fresh funds through a higher-purchase receipts backed debenture.Senkadagala Finance raised Rs. 150 mn in fresh funds through a higher-purchase receipts backed debenture. The private placement, structured by Investec Capital, is in line with Senkadagala Finance’s strategy to mobiles a larger part of its funds from low cost sources. […]
New leaves in tea output despite low grown losses
Sri Lanka’s tea crop grew by a marginal 4 million kilos over 2004, despite the country’s low grown sector still recovering from the December tsunami devastation.Tea production in May at 31.5 million kilos tips 2004’s 30.4 million kilos output, but falls short of the all time high of 33.6 million kilos posted in 2002. May’s […]
Aid Risk
Risk factors like the tsunami with large numbers of displaced in makeshift shelters, is threatening to grow Sri Lanka’s low HIV infection rate, the United Nation warns.Risk factors like the tsunami with large numbers of displaced in makeshift shelters, is threatening to grow Sri Lanka’s low HIV infection rate, the United Nation warns. Mounting poverty […]
Sri Lanka set to enter aid deal with Tigers, Marxists warn of protests
Sri Lanka is on the verge of clinching a deal with Tamil Tiger rebels on sharing foreign aid for post-tsunami reconstruction, official sources said Thursday, as Norway kept up shuttle diplomacy to save the faltering peace process.Sri Lanka is on the verge of clinching a deal with Tamil Tiger rebels on sharing foreign aid for […]