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SriLankan Airlines will deploy their first mainline freighter aircraft to carry the increasing cargo loads to China and the Middle East.SriLankan Airlines will deploy their first mainline freighter aircraft to carry the increasing cargo loads to China and the Middle East. The airline is looking for a wide-bodied A 310 aircraft to join two smaller […]
‘s forests and wildlife sanctuaries is an expensive business for the cash strapped government
Managing the country’s forests and wildlife sanctuaries is an expensive business for the cash strapped government.Managing the country’s forests and wildlife sanctuaries is an expensive business for the cash strapped government. The leisure industry sees huge potential in nature related tourism and is keen to help raise awareness about the wildlife product here and conserve […]
Labour Love Lost
Globalization has many critics especially in poor countries.Globalization has many critics especially in poor countries. The dismal working conditions for employees in some export industries have given the global market the image of one that serves only the rich. But in reality globalization has created millions of jobs around the world and helped lift people […]
Ringing Twice
The postal service loses about Rs. 8 for every letter they deliver in the island.The postal service loses about Rs. 8 for every letter they deliver in the island. The service is today mostly used for corporate mail like sending phone bills to bank statements. Most of this mail is sent by companies that don’t […]
Boiling Point
A Water Board proposal to hike tariffs could see rates doubled, with 70 percent of domestic users in the first 20 unit band, seeing prices raised in three slabs.A Water Board proposal to hike tariffs could see rates doubled, with 70 percent of domestic users in the first 20 unit band, seeing prices raised in […]
Head Hunt
JobsNet, the national employment sourcing body, says it has 48,000 jobs and 83,000 job seekers, but brokering marriages between the two is easier said than done. JobsNet, the national employment sourcing body, says it has 48,000 jobs and 83,000 job seekers, but brokering marriages between the two is easier said than done. “We have 15,000 […]
Lap Dance
ICM Worldwide with support from global chipmaker Intel, will begin commercial assembly of laptops here to meet local demand for mobile computing. ICM Worldwide with support from global chipmaker Intel, will begin commercial assembly of laptops here to meet local demand for mobile computing. The laptop’s design and specifications, on par with big brands will […]
Swedish Aid
The Swedish Government pitched in with a US$ 20 mn loan on Friday to light up villages, as well as small and medium industries in rural Sri Lanka.The Swedish Government pitched in with a US$ 20 mn loan on Friday to light up villages, as well as small and medium industries in rural Sri Lanka. […]
WTO agrees to look at adjustment costs when quotas are gone
Smaller garment-dependent countries got a break this week with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreeing to look at ‘adjustment issues’ when quotas are gone.Smaller garment-dependent countries got a break this week with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreeing to look at ‘adjustment issues’ when quotas are gone. The WTO’s Goods and Services Council agreed this […]
Sri Lankan pepper no threat to Indian pepper
Pepper exports to India are not breaking the Indo-Lanka free trade pact or destabilising Indian production, say pepper producers in Sri Lanka.Pepper exports to India are not breaking the Indo-Lanka free trade pact or destabilising Indian production, say pepper producers in Sri Lanka. “The Indian trade delegation from Delhi that was here in August were […]