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Tiny Himalayan kingdom tackles South Asian summit
THIMPHU, April 27, 2010 (AFP) – A visit by a top foreign dignitary is still a big event for the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. The combined presence of seven foreign heads of government is simply unheard of. Like a shy debutante taking her first steps in high society, the landlocked and still relatively reclusive […]
Robotic subs race to cap leaking US oil well
NEW ORLEANS, April 27, 2010 (AFP) – Robotic underwater vessels raced Monday to stave off an environmental disaster by stopping 42,000 gallons of oil a day from streaming into the Gulf of Mexico from a sunken rig. A slick measuring 48 miles (77 kilometers) by 39 miles at its widest points has developed 30 miles […]
Switching Calls
Apr 27, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) has called for consultancy services to suggest ways to introduce mobile phone number portability that will allow subscribers to switch networks while using the same number. The assignment will require a “detailed consultation process”, taking in the views of stake holders when formulating the […]
Detention
KUALA LUMPUR, April 26, 2010 (AFP) – Malaysian police Monday said they have detained 75 Sri Lankan migrants who refused to get off a fishing trawler, after three days of talks to persuade them to leave the vessel broke down. The trawler was intercepted off northern Perak state on Friday but the group, including six […]
Arrested
THE HAGUE, April 26, 2010 (AFP) – Police arrested seven men in the Netherlands on Monday who are suspected of raising funds for Sri Lankan separatist group the Tamil Tigers, a statement said. “They are suspected of raising funds for the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) through collections, fundraisers, the sale of DVDs and […]
Box Business
Apr 27, 2010 (LBO) – Colombo port container volumes rose 27 percent in the first quarter of 2010 from last year and also exceeded throughput in the same 2008 period before recession hit global trade, the Sri Lanka Ports Authority said. “I firmly believe that our service is the major order qualifying and the order […]
Sri Lanka share rally interrupted by profit-taking
Apr 27, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks eased Tuesday, interrupting a near unbroken month-long rally, dragged down by a fall in banking stocks while the price of a plantations company with rubber shot up, brokers said. “Malwatte Valley Plantations rose significantly today given its close to 30 percent exposure to rubber,” said Tissera. Rubber […]
Sri Lanka Treasuries yields dip
Apr 27, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s 3-month Treasury bill yields dipped 06 basis points to 8.40 percent at Tuesday’s auction, the government’s debt office said. The 6-month yield slid 09 basis points to 9.10 percent while the 12-month yield was down 16 basis points 9. 30 percent. The government’s debt office said it sold […]
Sri Lanka business loans surge in February: data
Apr 27, 2010 (LBO) – Loans from Sri Lanka’s commercial banks to the private business rose 16. 5 billion rupees in February in the biggest monthly gain seen since a credit contraction ended in September, official data shows. Credit to the private sector grew to 1,212. 3 billion rupees in February from 1,195.8 billion rupees […]
Sri Lankan detained in Malaysia after standoff: police
KUALA LUMPUR, April 26, 2010 (AFP) – Malaysian police Monday said they have detained 75 Sri Lankan migrants who refused to get off a fishing trawler, after three days of talks to persuade them to leave the vessel broke down. The trawler was intercepted off northern Perak state on Friday but the group, including six […]
Sri Lanka apparel exporter cuts chemical use, costs
Apr 26, 2010 (LBO) – Brandix, one of Sri Lanka’s top apparel exporters, said it aims to cut chemical use by about a quarter and reduce costs through a deal with a German supplier that will also reduce pollution. Brandix Group said in a statement the deal to trial the ‘Chemical Leasing’ (ChL) concept methodology […]
Sri Lankan airlines says delayed passengers given seats
April 26, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lankan Airlines said it had given seats to all passengers to Europe who were held up after the continent closed its airspace by using extra flights and will resume its normal schedule this week. The last extra flight would leave Colombo on Wednesday April 28. SriLankan flies 19 times […]