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Norway envoy in talks amid tension in Sri Lanka
Norwegian peace envoy Erik Solheim opened talks with officials here Monday amid growing concern for the stability of a ceasefire between Sri Lankan troops and Tiger rebels, officials said.Norwegian peace envoy Erik Solheim opened talks with officials here Monday amid growing concern for the stability of a ceasefire between Sri Lankan troops and Tiger rebels, […]
South Asia needs to do more to reach Millennium Development Goals
South Asia still lags behind on some Millennium Development Goals (MDG), with more work needed in bridging income gaps, access to education and bringing down trade barriers.South Asia still lags behind on some Millennium Development Goals (MDG), with more work needed in bridging income gaps, access to education and bringing down trade barriers. But though […]
Drop It
Shipping experts said the Ports Authority should give up owning and managing terminals and let port operators and shipping lines do that business. Shipping experts said the Ports Authority should give up owning and managing terminals and let port operators and shipping lines do that business. S. Premachandra, a former Ports Authority employee says the […]
Feathered Talk
The tsunami has affected the hotel trade in two ways. More than the physical damage to infrastructure, the sector was hit by cancellations.Tourism firms that managed to escape the worst effects had strategies to reduce cancellations. The tsunami has affected the hotel trade in two ways. More than the physical damage to infrastructure, the sector […]
Inside the CEB
The Ceylon Electricity Board’s restructuring is the hottest political and economic story these days.Though the tsunami destroyed more than 70,000 houses, Sri Lanka’s power demand has been establishing new records. Last month Sri Lanka’s electricity hit a new peak of 1604 megawatts. The Ceylon Electricity Board’s restructuring is the hottest political and economic story these […]
Norway in new peace drive in Sri Lanka amid escalating violence
Norwegian special envoy Erik Solheim arrived here Sunday for a fresh attempt to revive Sri Lanka’s deadlocked peace talks with Tamil Tiger rebels, an official said, as violence escalated in the island’s troubled east. Norwegian special envoy Erik Solheim arrived here Sunday for a fresh attempt to revive Sri Lanka’s deadlocked peace talks with Tamil […]
Sri Lanka feels the benefits of debt moratorium
Though there are doubts about how soon the US$ 2 billion aid pledge can be drawn down, the government is already getting the benefits of the debt moratorium.Though there are doubts about how soon the US$ 2 billion aid pledge can be drawn down, the government is already getting the benefits of the debt moratorium. […]
Sri Lanka trooper kills three in New Year rage
A Sri Lankan soldier enraged over not being given home leave for the traditional New Year shot dead his superior officer and two colleagues Saturday, officials said. A Sri Lankan soldier enraged over not being given home leave for the traditional New Year shot dead his superior officer and two colleagues Saturday, officials said. The […]
US official to give tools to tsunami-hit Sri Lanka tradesmen
A senior US official is due in Sri Lanka next week to assess tsunami clean up operations and give tools to local tradespeople affected by the unprecedented natural disaster, the US embassy said Friday. A senior US official is due in Sri Lanka next week to assess tsunami clean up operations and give tools to […]
Norway in fresh bid to save Sri Lanka peace process
Sri Lanka’s peacebroker Norway announced Friday a fresh bid to salvage the island’s faltering efforts to end ethnic bloodshed amid escalating violence in the island’s embattled eastern province.Sri Lanka’s peacebroker Norway announced Friday a fresh bid to salvage the island’s faltering efforts to end ethnic bloodshed amid escalating violence in the island’s embattled eastern province. […]