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Sri Lanka is banking on Saudi Arabia’s tacit support to secure concessions from an upcoming OPEC Fund meeting.Sri Lanka is banking on Saudi Arabia’s tacit support to secure concessions from an upcoming OPEC Fund meeting. Saudi Arabia has been a long standing friend, says Finance Minister Dr.Sarath Amunugama and they have promised to ‘put in […]
Radar Test
A team from the US Department of Energy will visit Sri Lanka next week for a technical study on deploying radiation detection equipment at the country’s port.A team from the US Department of Energy will visit Sri Lanka next week for a technical study on deploying radiation detection equipment at the country’s port. The study […]
Back to Barracks
Police discipline in Sri Lanka is to go back to the lap of the National Police Commission (NPC) as police behavior shows no hint of improvement under the Inspector General of Police.Police discipline in Sri Lanka is to go back to the lap of the National Police Commission (NPC) as police behavior shows no hint […]
Short Circuit
Cabinet Spokesperson Mangala Samaraweera said Thursday that Cabinet approval for an electricity tariff hike was deferred, after no agreement was reached on how much.Cabinet Spokesperson Mangala Samaraweera said Thursday that Cabinet approval for an electricity tariff hike was deferred, after no agreement was reached on how much. “Cabinet didn’t want tariffs for the first 90 […]
Strike One
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL) qualified as the first higher education institute outside the university system for a World Bank grant last week.The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL) qualified as the first higher education institute outside the university system for a World Bank grant last week. “We were […]
Sprinkling Aid
The Ministry of Finance on Wednesday said the Treasury had released Rs.600 million in drought relief over the week.The Ministry of Finance on Wednesday said the Treasury had released Rs. 600 million in drought relief over the week. Released in two parts, Rs. 550 million has been marked out for dry ration allocations for the […]
Free Money
Laid off employees can get up to 48 months of compensation and a state dole to go home, under a newly minted labour employment formula rolled out on Wednesday. Laid off employees can get up to 48 months of compensation and a state dole to go home, under a newly minted labour employment formula rolled […]
Wire Tapping
Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) will tap some 70 MB of bandwidth from regional internet service providers (ISP) to substitute for capacity lost to its damaged undersea cable.Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) will tap some 70 MB of bandwidth from regional internet service providers (ISP) to substitute for capacity lost to its damaged undersea cable. In a […]
Web Watch
The Health Ministry plans to bring in laws to mandate private medical doctors to maintain patient records. The Health Ministry plans to bring in laws to mandate private medical doctors to maintain patient records. The laws will be incorporated into an upcoming Private Medical Institutions Act, spelling out a hospital’s rights, duties and obligations towards […]
Rerouting
Sri Lanka Telecom says it will secure 40 MB of bandwidth by late Tuesday, to restore internet and international voice services partially after its main international link was damaged last Friday.Sri Lanka Telecom says it will secure 40 MB of bandwidth by late Tuesday, to restore internet and international voice services partially after its main […]