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Sri Lanka president to visit India ahead of aid-sharing deal with Tigers
Sri Lanka President Chandrika Kumaratunga will travel to New Delhi Thursday for talks with Indian leaders amid moves to strike an aid-sharing deal with Tamil Tiger rebels, her office said.Sri Lanka President Chandrika Kumaratunga will travel to New Delhi Thursday for talks with Indian leaders amid moves to strike an aid-sharing deal with Tamil Tiger […]
Slain Sri Lanka spy chief buried under tight security
Sri Lanka’s senior most military intelligence officer killed since a truce with Tamil Tiger rebels was buried here Wednesday amid tight security, officials and witnesses said.Sri Lanka’s senior most military intelligence officer killed since a truce with Tamil Tiger rebels was buried here Wednesday amid tight security, officials and witnesses said. Troops and police stepped […]
Sri Lanka’s inflation for May creeps up to 12.4%
Sri Lanka’s average inflation for May crept up, but the more responsive point-to-point data showed a declining trend.Sri Lanka’s average inflation for May crept up, but the more responsive point-to-point data showed a declining trend. Sri Lanka’s consumer price index crept up to 12.4 percent in the 12 months to May, up from 11.9 percent […]
Singer picks up A+(sri) rating for upcoming debenture
Singer Sri Lanka walked off with a A+(sri) rating from Fitch Ratings Sri Lanka for its upcoming four-year Rs. 500 million debenture. Singer Sri Lanka walked off with a A+(sri) rating from Fitch Ratings Sri Lanka for its upcoming four-year Rs. 500 million debenture. Fitch also affirmed ratings assigned to Singer’s existing debentures of: • […]
Border Trade
Local officials warn that trafficking of women and children could threaten migrant communities who have lost a lifetime of savings in last December’s killer tidal waves.Local officials warn that trafficking of women and children could threaten migrant communities who have lost a lifetime of savings in last December’s killer tidal waves. Waves that battered stretches […]
New Number
Sri Lanka Telecom’s fully owned cellular subsidiary rolls out second phase of its GSM network expansion to increase capacity to one million lines. Sri Lanka Telecom’s fully owned cellular subsidiary rolls out second phase of its GSM network expansion to increase capacity to one million lines. Mobitel on Tuesday signed a deal with global telecom […]
Update Coming
Draft laws to prevent computer crime get green light from Sri Lanka’s Cabinet and will be gazetted by the end on June.Draft laws to prevent computer crime get green light from Sri Lanka’s Cabinet and will be gazetted by the end on June. “The good news is that after six to seven years of preparation […]
‘s inflation for May creeps up to 12.4%
Sri Lanka’s average inflation for May crept up, but the more responsive point-to-point data showed a declining trend.Sri Lanka’s average inflation for May crept up, but the more responsive point-to-point data showed a declining trend. Sri Lanka’s consumer price index crept up to 12.4 percent in the 12 months to May, up from 11.9 percent […]
Sri Lankan military intelligence commander shot dead in Colombo
Suspected Tamil Tiger guerrillas Tuesday shot dead the commanding officer of a Sri Lankan army intelligence unit as he drove to his office in Colombo, the military said. Suspected Tamil Tiger guerrillas Tuesday shot dead the commanding officer of a Sri Lankan army intelligence unit as he drove to his office in Colombo, the military […]
Tax Break
The Inland Revenue is adding priority banking to its list of concessions to good taxpayers.The Inland Revenue is adding priority banking to its list of concessions to good taxpayers. Inland Revenue’s Deputy Commissioner H B Senevirathne said a number of banks have agreed to offer concession to good tax payers, including startup-charge free credit cards […]