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July 11, 2010 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s captain Kumar Sangakkara has urged world cricket chiefs to win back fans to Test and one-day games with a balanced international calendar that gives equal opportunities to all teams. Sangakkara said global viewership of the sport had dwindled over the past year, despite a packed schedule of Tests, […]
Sri Lanka Continental Hotel in US60mn expansion
July 11, 2010 (LBO) – Continental Hotel, the oldest 5-star rated property in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo will spend 60 million US dollars to expand and refurbish to cater to an expected influx of tourists after the end of a long running war, an official said. Sri Lanka’s listed Hayleys group bought a 51 percent […]
” dismays diplomats
July 10, 2010 (LBO) – Diplomats in Colombo have called upon the government to ensure the security of United National staff and expressed dismay at a ‘blockade’ of its premises in Sri Lanka. Wimal Weerawansa, a government minister who called on protestors to surround the UN office is on fast in front of the UN […]
” at UN compound
UNITED NATIONS, July 9, 2010 (AFP) – UN chief Ban Ki-moon Friday called Friday on Sri Lanka to “normalize conditions” around the UN office in Colombo after days of angry demonstrations over a UN war crimes panel. Following Thursday’s recall of the UN’s top envoy to the island, Neil Buhne, Ban again urges Colombo “to […]
Sri Lankan protest drags on despite appeal from UN chief
July 10, 2010 (AFP) – A Sri Lankan lawmaker entered the fifth day of a protest outside the main UN compound in Colombo Saturday despite a plea from UN chief Ban Ki-moon for authorities to “normalise conditions”. Ban, who on Thursday recalled the UN’s top envoy to the island, Neil Buhne, on Friday asked Sri […]
” over UN probe
July 10, 2010 (AFP) – A Sri Lankan lawmaker ended a “death fast” Saturday outside the main UN compound in Colombo after failing to get the world body to disband a panel probing alleged war crimes in the country. Hundreds of supporters had gathered around him as protest organisers played Buddhist prayers over a public […]
Sri Lankan June tourist arrivals up 48-pct
July 10, 2010 (LBO) – Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka rose 47.9 percent to 44,730 in June 2010 from a year earlier, with strong growth from South Asia, Western Europe and North American, data from the island’s tourism office showed. In June arrivals from Western Europe rose 36.6 percent to 13,881 in the off-peak season. […]
Sri Lanka Amaya Leisure in US$100mn expansion
July 10, 2010 (LBO) – Amaya Leisure, a firm connected to Sri Lanka’s Vallibel group said it would invest 100 million US dollars in the next four years in four new hotels in an aggressive expansion to meet growing demand post-war demand in the island, an official said. “We intent completing all these projects before […]
Sri Lanka relaxes monetary policy
July 09, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has relaxed monetary policy cutting rates by 25 basis points and raising its target from reserve money, the narrowest money supply through which final transaction in the economy are cleared. The central bank cut its reverse repo rate to 9.50 percent and the repo rate to 7. 25 […]
Protest
July 9, 2010 (AFP) – Sri Lanka said Friday that UN chief Ban Ki-moon had “acted in haste” by recalling his top envoy on the island in response to angry protests over a UN war crimes panel. Foreign Minister Gamini Lakshman Peiris said the government had told Ban’s chief representative Neil Buhne that the days […]
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July 8, 2010 (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s world bowling record holder Muttiah Muralitharan on Thursday brushed aside criticism of his bowling action saying his unorthodox style was a gift from God. Muralitharan’s 18-year career was marred by controversy due to his bent-arm action — the result of an elbow deformity since birth — which helped […]
Australia backs away from Timor refugee plan
SYDNEY, July 9, 2010 (AFP) – Australia’s new prime minister Julia Gillard appeared Friday to be backing away from a controversial proposal to process asylum seekers bound for its shores in impoverished East Timor. Gillard Tuesday launched her bid for a regional processing centre with assurances she had discussed the plan with East Timor’s President […]