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The World Tourism Organisation says Sri Lanka could have minimized tsunami damage along its coast, if it had followed years’ old WTO building guidelines
The World Tourism Organisation says Sri Lanka could have minimized tsunami damage along its coast, if it had followed years’ old WTO building guidelines. The World Tourism Organisation says Sri Lanka could have minimized tsunami damage along its coast, if it had followed years’ old WTO building guidelines. The WTO had completed a Tourism Infrastructure […]
Getting Nowhere
Shell Gas Lanka Ltd, a unit of Royal/Dutch Shell Group, is seeking for some ’emergency tsunami aid’ from the Sri Lankan government, after six months lag on price hikes, blew a Rs.350 mn hole in its balance sheet last year, top officials said. Shell Gas Lanka Ltd, a unit of Royal/Dutch Shell Group, is seeking […]
Tsunami survivors protest corrupt aid distribution
Hundreds of tsunami survivors in Sri Lanka took to the streets in southern Matara district to protest corrupt aid distribution, police said.Hundreds of tsunami survivors in Sri Lanka took to the streets in southern Matara district to protest corrupt aid distribution, police said. The demonstration came as the government admitted 70 percent of victims had […]
New hotel projects, approved before the tsunami, told to re-apply for a building licence if within no-building zone
New hotel projects – that were approved before the tsunami- must re-apply for a building licence if they fall within the latest ‘no-building’ zone.New hotel projects – that were approved before the tsunami- must re-apply for a building licence if they fall within the latest ‘no-building’ zone. “People with licences obtained previous to the tsunami […]
Clean Flush
Japan will pump Rs. 146 mn to clean up Colombo’s century old sewer system that takes on the brunt of over 700,000 residents daily.Japan will pump Rs. 146 mn to clean up Colombo’s century old sewer system that takes on the brunt of over 700,000 residents daily. The project will take till 2010 to clean […]
Medical Aid
The Ceylinco Group will invest Rs.2 bn to set up two specialised hospitals this year, following the success of its Cancer Detection Centre.The Ceylinco Group will invest Rs. 2 bn to set up two specialised hospitals this year, following the success of its Cancer Detection Centre. “We are in the process of setting up two […]
Tsunami Circus
Tsunami victims stew in camps in Sri Lanka waiting for millions of rupees worth of aid that has got stuck in government red tape.Tsunami victims stew in camps in Sri Lanka waiting for millions of rupees worth of aid that has got stuck in government red tape. “On average only about 30 percent of the […]
Regaining the Coast
The government is going ahead with plans for a ‘no-building’ zone along the island’s coast. The government is going ahead with plans for a ‘no-building’ zone along the island’s coast. “We have already started putting temporary markers on the 100m zone.The Coast Conservation Department will fix the permanent markers.Then we will demarcate it on the […]
Bug Buster
IT solutions provider Eureka Technology Partners say Sri Lankan business face an equal threat from hackers and other software vulnerabilities as are their overseas counterparts and with the consequences as painful as a labour dispute.IT solutions provider Eureka Technology Partners say Sri Lankan business face an equal threat from hackers and other software vulnerabilities as […]
Easing Off
A stronger Sri Lankan rupee, backed by foreign aid for the reconstruction of the tsunami-battered island, should help the state’s Ceylon Petroleum Corp. repay its mountain of foreign debt, Ceypetco chairman Jaliya Madegama said Tuesday. A stronger Sri Lankan rupee, backed by foreign aid for the reconstruction of the tsunami-battered island, should help the state’s […]